In a society where this mentality thrives, the study of black history is vital to the continuance of a presently struggling people. Legends such as Martin Luther King, Jr., Marcus Garvey and Harriet Tubman cloud the minds of millions once a year. No, they worked all year. Their lives should be celebrated daily each time one sees a stoplight, goes to an integrated school or uses an ironing board. Children must be educated about the civil rights movement, black inventors and the Harlem Renaissance.
Ignorance is what prevents potential from becoming success.
In a time when educated men created and wrote history based on the romantic ideals that Africans were barbaric, the only truths were passed down through generations by word of mouth. The illiteracy of African slaves allowed myths about the race relations of America to flourish. Later, from the late 19th century to the early 20th century, blacks yearned distinctly for education and civil rights. During the years, however, the thirst for freedom from the bondage of ignorance has declined. Blacks have progressed educationally from the time when they were allowed to study only agriculture.