By Michael H. Brownstein
Now that African American History Month is here and the Month of the Woman (March) is soon upon us, it’s time to give credit where credit is due. White people write the history books; it’s too bad African American history books are written by whites as well.
Yes, Harriet Tubman did free slaves and, yes, Rosa Parks did not give up her seat on the bus in Montgomery. And that’s the problem. Hilliard Brooks, 22, was shot and killed by police in 1952 when she refused to give up her seat – three years before anyone had ever heard of Parks. Children going home from school were arrested often for not standing to let white people sit. A grandmother and her grandson spent time in jail when they refused to give up their seat.
