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Why study black history?
Because if we fail to do so, the long struggle for freedom endured by blacks – and the accomplishments of countless great African-Americans – would fall through the cracks of history.
That’s the essence of what Rev. Everett Hannon Jr. told students at Lexington High School last Friday during a pair of assemblies themed “Honesty” held in honor of Black History Month during February.
Speaking to middle school students prior to an assembly for high schoolers, Hannon made at first what seemed a shocking statement – that he’d like to “get rid of black history.” What he meant was he’d like to eliminate the need for setting aside a special month to study it, and put black history where it belongs – in the history books themselves.
Hannon made the remarks after he invited a group of students to briefly take on the roles of several great African-Americans from history, including baseball great Jackie Robinson and Bessie Coleman, the first African-American to become a licensed airplane pilot.
Full story is in the March 3 issue of The Lexington News.
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