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chained in the lower part of ships, and Black History suffered terrible hygienic and feeding conditions until they arrived in the New History World. Then they were sold as property and forced to work for their masters.

Slavery in America When Lincoln accepted the nomination By Maria Velazquez for President from the Republican Party, he called for the first time for the Slavery began in America around the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment 16th century. People were captured to the United States Constitution to end from the continent of Africa and were slavery and involuntary servitude, utilized as slaves to work in the except as a punishment for a crime. production of harvests such as cotton, That was in 1863-1864. tobacco, and indigo. Lincoln put an end to slavery in Slaves were forbidden from learning to America, although many ex-slaves read and write, even their behavior and continued to work for their masters as movement were restricted. Many slaves paid workers. were taken to the New World during the ​ ​ 18th century depriving them of their continent and freedom. Rights of African Americans

--The Right to Vote By Jose Hernandez

African Americans have suffered separation and discrimination over time. Martin Luther King Jr. began a protest for the right to receive public services and the right to vote.

Although Black Americans were mistreated and beaten, their fight and After the American Revolution, many sacrifice was rewarded. On August colonists (especially in the North) 6,1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson started to think about the burden of signed the Voting Rights Act into law. Black slaves comparing it to their own burden under the British, and called for Although this law’s purpose was for the suppression of slavery. everyone to respect the rights of African Americans, some states did not agree Between the 16th and 19th centuries, with the decision, and continued to twelve million Africans were sent to abuse, mistreat, separate and America to do forced labor. Crowded in discriminate against African Americans. slaves ships, many perished on the voyages. The African captives were Today this happens less frequently, but

unfortunately there is still separation and creator of these was an African American discrimination between black and white historian Carter G. Woodson. people. Woodson was born in the end of the 19th century to a former slave family. He was educated in school and motivated himself to continue his education and went on to get a Ph.D. from Harvard University. The important idea of his teaching was to use black history and culture as a weapon in the battle for racial equality. ​

Carter Woodson chose February for Negro History Week for many reasons. One of these is that February is the birthday month of a great American Abraham Lincoln (02/12). Woodson wanted to extend the

study of Black history and experience of

black people.

The 1920s was the decade with the name Influences & Contributions New Negro. Over a million African Americans from the South's small cities Carter Woodson moved into big cities of the country. The By Ekaterina Sazykina Black middle class grew and became active members of and users of Black literature “Those who have no record of and culture. what their forebears have accomplished lose the Woodson created and distributed study inspiration which comes from materials like pictures, plays for historical the teaching of biography and performances, and posters of important dates for teachers in schools who needed history.” Carter G. Woodson materials to instruct their pupils. ​

The U.S. can be proud of many Black After receiving a regular flow of knowledge, American people who created part of the black high schools formed the first Negro great American history. February is a time History Clubs. It was the clubs that were for glory and a reminder about the great saving important things about what Black black sons and daughters of the US. people had done, and facts about the life of black generations. Every year, the U.S. celebrates Black ​ History Month and Negro History Week. The Also, Woodson established an adult Black Studies extension program to teach adults

throughout the year. His major idea was that At age 16, Morgan moved to Cincinnati, the Black nation could learn of their past Ohio. He felt that the North had more every day. opportunities for Black youth, but like other African-Amercans in those years, he In 1933, Professor Woodson wrote an suffered hard racial discrimination. Many important book “The Mis-Education of the employers said, "We don't employ Negros Negro”. He thought that the mis-education here". began with little girls and boys and after that created vulnerable self-confidence. This Finally this youth got a job sweeping floors. book changed the whole education and Then he worked in several sewing-machine teaching of black people. Pupils with black factories learning how the machines worked skin began to receive the same knowledge and how to fix them. This job captured his as white students. imagination and determined his future.

There were many difficult periods of time, In 1916, the city of Cleveland was drilling a injustices, and tragic moments that people new tunnel, but while digging there was a with new thinking, knowledge, and desire to big explosion and some workers were be equal in this country went through. It is trapped in the middle of dangerous gases. important for us to know about and Morgan was contacted and together with his understand that history. brother they entered the tunnel equipped with the gas mask (with a respiratory device) one of his inventions, and they Garrett Augustus Morgan saved two lives. By Servando Carrasco This heroic effort and genius invention took A great inventor a long time to be recognized because the with only a 6th society didn't accept that the Black grade community could invent things and have the education, right to sell them. Morgan's breathing device patented became the model for the gas masks used several during World War I. inventions, including the Mr. Morgan was the first Black man in traffic signal Cleveland to own a car. In 1923 after and a witnessing an accident, he analyzed the respiratory device that was later used in gas problem and created a new kind of traffic masks. signal. This traffic light had one warning light to alert drivers that they would need to Morgan was born in Paris, Kentucky on stop. Morgan received a patent for his traffic March 4, 1877 and died in Cleveland, Ohio signal, a version of the modern three-way on July 27, 1963. traffic light, but he sold the rights to General Electric.

Outside of his inventing career, Morgan was Carlos and Smith weren't the first African a social activist. He supported the African American athletes to show the world the American community throughout his life and causes of the Black people. was inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame in 2005. Sporting events have been one of the most useful platforms to highlight social and As with the traffic light with its different political issues. They have provided a place colors and each one having a different that was commonly unavailable to African meaning, so is the human race; each one Americans. In sports, Black athletes have with our essence has a lot of things to show access to a public that ordinary Black our society. people don't have. They frequently have the admiration of the public. People look up to Enjoy these videos about Garrett Morgan: them. Video 1

Video 2 However, the cost of that type of protest can be high. The day after the protest, the International Olympic Committee took back the medals of Carlos and Smith, but the Sports is the Platform effect of that moment cannot be withdrawn. By Miguel Gonzalez These athletes considered the cause bigger than their own achievement. They were In 1968 in Mexico City more than 5000 fighting for family, friends, and all of African athletes representing 112 countries origin. participated in the Summer Olympics. One of the most traditional races finished Other outstanding African American athletes and there were three athletes on the that used sports as a platform were: podium. John Carlos and Tommie Smith ● ’s license was were in first and third place of the 200 meter suspended for not going to war. Ali race. Both of them were Americans. Both of didn't accept that African Americans them were African Americans. Then they had to die for a country that denied surprised the world when the medal them their rights. ceremony took place. Carlos and Smith ● In 1936, Jesse Owens won 4 gold raised black-gloved fists and bowed their Olympic medals heads in signal of protest for human rights, at Hitler's own especially for Black people’s rights, while house giving a the national anthem was playing. blow to the white superiority Fifty-two years have passed since that agenda of moment, but the effect of this protest is still Hitler, but very strong. It wasn't a random moment of returning to the protest. Only 5 months had passed since USA, he wasn't the murder of Martin Luther King Jr., and received like the hero that he was. South Africa was in the middle of apartheid. President Franklin D. Roosevelt

didn't receive Owens in the White House like other non-black national Bryan Stevenson champions. Weeks later, Owens By Stheffany Lopez wore his Olympic jacket while Bryan Stevenson, lawyer, author of the #1 working in his city as a silent protest. ​ New York Times Bestseller book of 2014 As a result, the white population ​ “Just Mercy”, and Founder and Executive called the police to have him take off ​ Director of the Equal Justice Initiative, an this jacket. ​ ​ ​ ​ Alabama nonprofit organization, fights to ● Jackie Robinson was the first African protect basic human rights of people who American to officially play in Major the justice system has unjustly or League Baseball (MLB) in 1947. Ten excessively punished especially those years later, he was elected the incarcerated only because of racial or league's Most economic injustice. Valuable Player His book “Just Mercy”, recounts his (MVP), but was not experience working in his first real case easy to achieve while he was in law school at Harvard. As because of racial part of a course of “race and poverty abuse. After retiring litigation”, he was required to do an from the sport, internship for the “Southern Prisoners Robinson dedicated Defense Committee (SPDC). As he started his life to the civil causes of the performing the duties required, he was African American people. His efforts assigned to represent Warren McCleskey, were so great that he received two an African-American man who was arrested and placed on death row, which is illegal to important rewards: the Presidential do when a trial for a case hasn’t even Medal of Freedom and the started yet. This violated his rights based on Congressional Gold Medal. the racist and prejudiced patterns that ● Althea Gibson, a tennis player from unfortunately prevailed at that time. South Carolina, won 11 Grand Slam Convicting him for murder was based on a titles in her career. She was the first claim from a non-trustworthy person black tennis player to break the blackmailed by the police to claim that he international color barrier in 1950. was a witness of the crime, promising him After retirement, she dedicated her that they would lessen his sentence for murder. life to fight for civil rights and empower African American women. During the trial, Bryan, was also a victim of racism from the law system during his visits Many other African Americans used sports to the prison. White police officers did not as a platform to show the world about civil respect him as lawyer and they did not treat issues, and it will continue as long as there him as they treated white attorneys, who is some kind of inequity. Sports has the were awarded with perks during their visits power to get the attention of the population, to their clients in prison. And so, he felt empowered to fight for the rights of the most and civil rights need to be relevant to vulnerable population, which was comprised society. mostly by African-Americans, who were also victims of injustice from the racist judicial

system. and won an historic ruling that mandatory life-without-parole sentences for all children Although, Stevenson fought to prove the 17 or younger are unconstitutional; he and innocence of all of the unfairly convicted his staff have won reversals, relief or prisoners he was representing, many of his release for over 115 wrongly condemned petitions and appeals to the court were not prisoners on death row. heard by any of the authorities, who in most of the cases discriminated against Black He is also a Professor of Law at the New people by prejudicing them for the color of York University School of Law, passing on their skin. This only gave him the impulse to to us his passion for making justice equal open his own organization in favor of for all. ​ those who were unfairly convicted, due Thank you, Bryan Stevenson. to the racial prejudice, and did not have the money to hire an attorney to fight for their cases. Tribute The “Equal Justice Initiative”, which was founded in 1989, became his mission of Carolyn Hoskins life when he was barely twenty-three years By Yvonne Petersen old. Making him a young founder and CEO full of hope that justice would be done and Were you a child with a lot of questions? Do that mercy would be shown to discriminated you have children who want to know prisoners who were innocent. He keeps “everything”? Have they ever been really fighting for a country where the rights of curious about anything? How do you African-Americans can be respected and answer their questions? where we can all get justice done equally, regardless of our race. Domini Hoskins, Carolyn Hoskin’s grandson was asked to make a report for school, and he asked for his grandmother’s help. “Didn’t any Black people do anything important besides Martin Luther King?”, he asked. Like any good grandmother, she wanted to answer his important question. Since many contributions of Black Americans weren’t found in his schoolbooks, together with her grandson, they set off to find as much information about Black history as possible.

She started with items in her home and then Under his leadership, EJI has won major searched with Domini to find many artifacts legal challenges eliminating excessive and of importance to answer his question. She unfair sentencing, exonerating innocent wanted him to discover for himself that death row prisoners, confronting abuse of many Black people have contributed great the incarcerated and the mentally ill, and things to make our country and world better. aiding children prosecuted as adults. Stevenson has successfully argued several I had the privilege of meeting Mrs. Hoskins cases in the United States Supreme Court about three years ago and seeing the result of parts of their journey. The answer to

Domini’s question resulted in an impressive collection. She has shown the importance of collection of artifacts showing contributions dedicating yourself to the younger of Black Americans in areas such as generations and understands how critical it inventions, sports, education, military, is to pass your history on to your family and church, non-profit organizations, others and the society as a whole. And she entertainment, business, literature, human has shown the power of an answered rights, government, and more. And the question. Thank you Mrs. Hoskins. collection continues to grow. See Info for more information about the ​ ​ In recent years, part of the collection has museum. been displayed at the San Mateo County Fair. Visitors are encouraged to look at and learn from the collection. I had the best experience at a county fair in many years the first year that I saw the collection and met Carolyn. Not only is the collection thoughtful, instructive, and thorough, but I was impressed with her dedication to answering her grandson’s question.

Many parents would probably have Salinas Adult School answered the little boy’s question with Classes Starting Now or Soon something like, “Of course, many Blacks have done important things”. Or maybe they would have dropped the child off at the Afternoon library for the librarian to help him with his Family & Personal Tutor & Study Skills assignment. This grandmother, Carolyn Th 11:30-2:30 first class Feb. 27 ​ Hoskins, has dedicated years to answering Students learn skills to learn more quickly her grandson’s question and continues to and effectively and how to work with collect artifacts showing the importance of children in their families and in schools. Blacks to American history. In fact, this See Yvonne for more information. collection has been transformed into the

Domini Hoskins Black History Museum and Learning Center and according to their Learning Lab website has shared the achievements of W 11:45-2:30 many Black Americans for 25 years. Students work independently and in small groups to study various topics on the In addition, Carolyn visits hundreds of computer, work on class projects, have children a year sharing this historical conversation, and participate in our school’s collection. At this time, the museum is book club​--New book (Pocahontas) begins looking for a permanent location to exhibit on March 4. these wonderful treasures.

I would like to salute Carolyn Hoskins for her efforts and passion to help not only her grandson, but to show the importance of Blacks in American history to everyone who comes in contact with her and this

Tutor Training-- Volunteers could work outdoors on the lands or Th 11:30-2:30 first class Feb. 27 do things like plan events, do photography, work ​ on mail, or even communicate on social media.

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Medical Terminology Orientation: Monday, April 6 at 6 PM Class Schedule: March April 15-May 27 6:30-8:30 PM $100 Green Valley Center 294 Green Valley Rd, Watsonville 4--Understanding & 50-hour course of medical abbreviations, Managing terms, and human body systems & Challenging physiology. Book included. Behaviors San Andreas Regional Center 1370 S. Main St., Salinas 11:30 AM Learn why children with special needs have Community Events challenging behaviors and learn strategies for managing these behaviors.Workshop presented in English and Spanish by Stella Lauerman, 27--Know Your Rights Workshop parent educator and parent of a young man with La Paz Middle School autism. Bring sack lunch if you like. You must 1300 N. Sanborn 6-8 register for this workshop by calling Learn about citizenship, 831-372-2730 to speak to a representative from DACA, family plan, Special Kids Connect. Space is limited, so also deportation, and public contact this number in advance if you need to charge. Workshop cancel your reservation so that someone else presented by the Salinas can attend. Union High School District and the UFW. Childcare provided contact 796-7867 6--First Friday option 9 for more information about this event Oldtown Salinas 5-9PM which will be presented in Spanish with Music and art are featured in many translation in English. galleries, businesses, along the street, and at CSUMB City Center/Steinbeck If you were unable to attend the meeting, but Center. have questions about the public charge policy, you can contact the UFW at 831-220-3004. 14--Science Saturday

Northridge Mall Kids Play Area 11-3:00

Conozca sus Derechos Bees, Wasps, Honey & Hives Aprenda sobre la ciudadanía, DACA, plan Program of the Pacific Grove Museum of familiar, y carga pública. Taller presentado por Natural History Salinas Union High School District y la UFW. Learn about bees, wasps, honey & hives doing Hay cuidado de niños y traduccion en ingles crafts, games, and more. porque el taller se presentará en espanol. Para obtener más información ponerse en contacto con 796-7867 opción 9. Citations:

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