Why does the U.S...........?

Question

have a black history month but not a month for any other race. other races only get like a day or two.

Answer 1

This is a common question people ask. The truth is, black history month came about because blacks actively worked to get it to happen. The government doesn't just decide "Oh, its February, lets make this black history month", there's people who push for it. Also, you have to understand that black Americans have a very unique and special history in the U.S. Think about it, they are a huge minority group who's descendents were taken from Africa in huge groups, were enslaved, in fact the idea of race or belonging to a race wasn't concieved until after slavery had started (as a means of defending it), and had to actively fight the majority to get the same rights as everyone else. It's Black History month, not Black people month.

Answer 2

Liberal Politics and they asked for it and had the popular support to carry it out. I'll admit I ignore it and turn the channel from most black history specials. However it does make a convenient theme for the bulletin board at work. I just stick some people and bios up there and am done for the month with little fuss and no thought. Also, I think there may be a Mexican Heritage month that simply hasn't caught on as much.

Answer 3

Black people seem to think alot of things are racist, they'd automaticly think if we had a month for whites, Asians, etc, that we racist, because they think just because they were enslaved, they need to be treated like kings, but guess what? It ended almost 150 years ago, get with the times, what makes them better? Do they know in African blacks still enslave eachother? Maybe its because races such as whites, were never considered a minority, but blacks were races were, but now because Whites and Asians I might add actually know how to limit how many kids to have and now we're becoming the minority. Alot of Black and Mexican kids at my school consider everything racist, like if a white teacher gives you a bad grade that you DESERVED, that kid will yell out something like "Thats racist" Theres only a few civilized Black people I know, such as our one neighbors, and my friend Crystal and her family. But I think we need a month for Whites, and Asians, Mexicans already have they month.

Answer 4

If anyone disputed the black's having their "month" we would be labeled racists and the ACLU would slap a lawsuit on us!

Answer 5

Because before blacks were treated a wrong way so i guess they felt bad for them.

Answer 6

typical spear heavers, they always want something for nothing.....