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Black History speech: I m Black and I m Proud As we come to the close of another black History Month, we have been reflecting upon our heritage. Upon such people as Chrispus Atticks, Harriet Tubman, Fredrick Douglas, George Washington Culver, Dr. Charles Drew, Thurgood Marshal, Malcolm X, and of course Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and many, many more. And as we remember and review these names we realize that in any other society this would be a great list of historical figures. But being in the society that we are in, our contributions have been, to say the least, SUPPRESSED. So therefore we have to acknowledge our own, since history will not acknowledge us we choose to acknowledge ourselves. And so this month of celebration and†¦show more content†¦So beloved I salute you today and if you will allow me to paraphrase of one of our American slogans, YOU VE COME ALONG WAY BABY. And I want to tell you that we have indeed have come along way, but that s not to say that there isn t still a ways to go; because it seems like we have been carrying our cross from the beginning of time, you remember that it was a black man named Simon the Cyrenian, who carried the cross for Christ. And then we as a people, were brought to America and we carried the cross of slavery, and then after slavery was abolished, we carried the cross of prejudice and segregation, and believe it or not, we are still carrying that cross today. However all is not gloom and doom, all is not lost, because you see my brothers and sisters, we are one of the few people who realize that GREATER IS HE, THAT IS IN US, THAN HE THAT IS IN THE WORLD. So yes I m proud to be an African American because one day a black woman riding a bus was tired and decided that she wanted to sit down. 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