My family and I live in Rural Arkansas and my son goes to an all white school. To promote harmony and awareness his school has decided to devote a week to Black Heritgage and tonight he has to write a report on Black Heritage of the 20th century. This must be from the years 1900 to 2000. What we need are examples of jobs/careers that your parents, grandparents, and great-parents have or had and stories they may have handed down. Their beliefs and religions. Where they were raised. Favorite foods, hobbies, traditions, memories, etc. Be as creative as you need to.
2006-10-11 09:31:59 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Talk about Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras (french for Fat Tuesday) is the day before the fasting for Lent. Whites would have massive balls and parties, but blacks were not invited (as well as Native Americans).
Native Americans and Blacks made their own festivites out of Mardi Gras including all the floats and parades you see today.
And to be honest, this question is very vague. 1900-2000? Uhh African Americans covered almost every job. I have no idea what your son's school is thinking.
Maybe talk about Thurgood Marshall, first black Chief Justice
2006-10-11 09:35:53 · answer #1 · answered by aliasasim 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I will begin by saying I am not black - but I thought this little story would be interesting--My Grandfather who is now 93 was telling me a story from when he was a boy. He was friends with a former slave in NY/NJ who gave him a coin. A Penny from 1873 which had a hole(so it could be worn about the neck) in the top and a name stamped into it. When a slave was born on a plantation the coin would symbolize the year born and the name was the owner. This particular lady later worked for my Great Granmother in her bordinghouse(in NJ) as a cook and upstairs maid. From what I have heard she was a wonderful lady (about 50 years old when this happened). She made a great positive impression an a young impressionable boy in the early 20's......
2006-10-11 16:43:55 · answer #2 · answered by akelaamy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not going to fill in this entire place to give you a written narrative of my families accomplishments, traditions, fav foods, etc. I come from an immediate family of female educators, clergy, police officers, and the like. Note that we're not on welfare, live in the ghetto, listen to God-awful rap music, have that ridiculous "bling", or any of us in prison. I think it's sad that you live in so rural an area you haven't any "living" examples to extrapolate from. Please, please, please DO NOT look to television, MTV, BET, and the stereotypical slew for what black people are like...
If you must "research" what black people are like (as ridiculous as that may sound!), you have a lot of searching to do on the internet...I trust this is a "nice" reply.
2006-10-11 16:43:48 · answer #3 · answered by incognitas8 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like pretty ponies myself.
2006-10-11 16:36:34 · answer #4 · answered by TJD 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you really expecting an answer?? search the web instead.....
2006-10-11 16:35:21 · answer #5 · answered by Kerilyn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋