Daniel Chapie Research Paper

Throughout the month of February, Black History Month is celebrated. What was originally negro week, founded by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, and then later changed to Black History Month in 1976, by President Nixon, celebrates the lives and discoveries and impacts African-Americans have had on the U.S throughout history. Shukree Hassan Tilghman, the director of the documentary “More Than a Month,” explores the importance of black history and tries to get rid of Black History Month. The director’s message in “More Than a Month,” is that black history goes so much deeper than just a month of celebration, and to show true respect, Black history should be American history.

Carter G Woodson is amongst many well known African Americans in History. Woodson was an African American writer and historian known as “ The Father of Black history month”. He dedicated himself to the field of African-American history, working to make sure that the subject was taught in schools and studied by scholars. He was the author of more than thirty books, his best known book was The Miseducation of the negro, published in 1933 and is still relevant today. He also founded the Association for the study of African American Life and History, the mission was to promote, research, and share information about Black life, history and culture to the global community.

According to Wikipedia, Frank Borman (born Frank F. Borman II) was in the Air Force before becoming a space pilot. My grandpa was in the air force too. They both earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroic acts in a plane. Frank was the commander of the Apollo 8 mission and was also in Gemini 7. He was the first person to fly around the moon.

After he graduated from high school, he went to college for one year in California for the collegiate experience, then he attended the US Army Airborne School in Georgia to earn his right to become an army cadet, and finally, he

History helps us learn who we are, but when we don’t know our history, our power and dreams are immediately diminished. In regards to the previous month of February and the present, March, a special celebration of the impact African American women have had on American history is very important. African American women and their accomplishments and bravery are often overlooked in mainstream history. In the months of March and especially February, Black women are often times left out of the conversation of innovation and history. During the civil rights movement many important leaders such as Dr. King and current congressman John Lewis were recognized, but not the women who actually started the bus boycotts in Montgomery and organizations located in the historical West End neighborhood that focused on denouncing the negative African American stigmas in society.

One day as a teen working in the fields a pilot flew really low over the field and scared everyone besides Jesse. When they voiced their opinion on what happened Jesse said: “‘When I get my plane I’ll probably do the same thing to you!’… ‘If Negros can’t ride in aeroplanes, they sure ain’t gonna be flying one.’… He was PO’d and not because the farmhands were ignorant but because they just might be right”(Makos 28). This indelible memory inspired Jesse to continue on his journey to become the first African American US naval pilot.

The Rise of Daniel Hale Williams Daniel Hale Williams III was an extraordinary African American surgeon. Dr. Williams, the son of a barber, was a free African American born during the 1800s to Daniel Hale Williams II and Sarah Williams. Dr. Williams’ family was heavily impacted by the ongoing history at the time. Furthermore, Dr. Williams’ ancestors were slaves. Daniel’s ancestors on both sides were a mixture of European, Native American, and African American.

There he received a diploma in Radio Telegraphy and assigned to the Army Signal Corps, probably because of his ham radio experience and knowledge of Morse code. There was a critical need for Signal Corpsmen to go behind the enemy lines in New Guinea, which left them no time for home furlough. The men were shipped by train to California where they went by convoy ship to Port Moresby. He sent letters from New Guinea that were microfilmed. He wrote of crawling around mountainous country and realizing the danger.

Many more African Americans wanted to be one of the first people in their race to do something they loved, but it had never been done before and was afraid of segregation. All that has changed, thanks to Guion Bluford. Today, people of all international races can do what they want to do in their career. Blacks, Hispanics, Asian, etc.. They can all follow their dreams, and just be a normal

In the 1940s, about 10 years prior to Woodson’s death, the state of West Virginia began celebrating Negro History Month. Nearly 20 years later, Midwestern cities would follow suit with creating opportunities to expand the celebration for the entire month of February. Chicago, Illinois cultural activist Frederic H. Hammurabi helped to organize the Negro History Month and began incorporating themes from African history in the celebration. The Black United Students at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio organized one of the first Black History Month celebrations on a college campus in February 1969. Seven years later, 1976, in celebration of the United States Bicentennial President Gerald Ford recognized the need to honor the accomplishments of African Americans.

Pick up a history book, flip through its pages, and find a section(s) dedicated to African Americans. There will be a supercut of slavery and a few inventors, enough to count on one’s hand. Ultimately, only the historical characters that are considered salient are provided, which are white educators, Presidents, legislators, advocates, inventors, etc. This issue engenders the remaining reason to advocate Black History Month. “Carter G. Woodson was the sole individual responsible for creating Negro History Week in Washington, D.C., in February 1926” (Edmondson).

Morgan Freeman doesn’t like that his race has its own month, and that’s understandable. However, Black History Month is a great way to help show that not all people are racist. Black History Month helps recompense for how racist some people can be. Times and events like this are an effective and necessary way to prevent racism. We may never get rid of racism, but if we continue to fight it, it will lessen.

In 1913, Mitchell was promoted to a captain, and he became the youngest officer on the general staff. He was only 34 years old. He transferred to Virginia to become a commander of the Army Aviation in the year 1916. Mitchell was assigned to the American Expenditionary Forces, and was one of the first Americans on the scene. He insisted on the creation

Marc Chagall is one of the most prominent painters of the 20th century. He created lots of works that have a huge significance in our days. In addition to paintings, he also engaged in stenography, writing poems, and creating book illustrations. Chagall was born at 1887 in a poor Jewish family in Vitebsk, Belarus. He saw an importance in a good education and it was a reason of his transfer to St. Petersburg to continue his studies at the Zvantseva School of Drawing and Painting.

During the Korean War he served with patrol Squadron six flying antisubmarine, ship surveillance, aerial mining. Scott Carpenter on April 9, 1959 was selected as one of the seven Mercury astronauts. He went under intense training as a communication and navigation specialist. Carpenter flew the second American manned orbital flight on May 24, 1962. He piloted his Aurora 7 spacecraft through three