Atlanta: Celebrating the heritage in 2012
Atlanta, Georgia has a lot to commemorate when it comes to celebrating the heritage of Black Americans. February is Aftrican American History Month. The theme is ‘Black Women in American: Culture and History.’ Atlanta is one of the iconic cities for the civil-rights movement. Many African American women played a compelling role in the movement in the South and througout the World.
Black Women in American History
History and the struggle has produced many Black women who were trailblazers, past, present, and future. Here are only a few of hundreds of Black women, who have been instrumental in the history of our nation. Black women have always been strong, assertive, vocal, determine to be a part of history and making a difference for everyone through their gifts and talents.
- Zora Neale Hurston - Is considered one of the pre-eminent writers of the twentieth-century African - American literature
- Ella Fitzgerald - The first lady of song
- Sojourner Truth - African - Abolitionist and women’s rights activist
- Rosa Park - Civil rights activist
- Marian Anderson - Singer
- Coretta Scot King - Civil rights activist
- Regina Anderson - Librarian, playwright
- Maya Anelou - Singer, actress, activist, writer, poet
- Lil Hardin Armstrong - Jazz musican
- Pearl Bailey - Singer, performer, stage, film, special ambassador
- Mary McLeod Bethune - educator, racial justice activist
- Daisy Bates - Journalist, civil rights activist
- Gwendolyn Brook - Poet
- Michelle Obama - First African - American First Lady of the United States
- Wilma Rudolph - Olympic gold metalist
- Aretha Franklin - Queen of soul
- Shirley Chisholm - First African American woman elected to the US House of Representatives
- Barbara Jordan - First African American elected to the Texas Senate after Reconstruction
Black women will continue to the driving force that this country needs. They have so much go give and contribute to moving this country forward. These audacious women will always be a part of the future and direction of our country. A tribute to all the Sistahs in America, for making this country great. Thanks for their elegance, expertise, brainpower, passion, and innovation.
‘We have come too far to be discouraged or lose hope or to stop believing in the dream.’ - Coretta Scott King
Source:
www.projects.ajc.com/topics/metro/black-history-month/
Official Website of each woman
Black Women in American History
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