Fun Facts to Celebrate Black History Month

AMBlai01 · 02-10-09, 10:43 AM

1) Black History Month originated in 1926 by Carter Godwin Woodson as Negro History Week. The month of February was chosen in honor of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln, who were both born in that month.

Mudcat · 02-10-09, 10:44 AM

Say, that fact was fun.

AMBlai01 · 02-10-09, 10:44 AM

2) Lewis and Clark were accompanied by York, a black slave, when they made their 1804 expedition from Missouri to Oregon. York’s presence aided in their interactions with the Native Americans they encountered.

pico · 02-10-09, 10:47 AM

why is the black history month the shortest month of the year?

fiveteamer · 02-10-09, 10:47 AM

I wish I could read about the underground railroad for the 1245th time.

Mudcat · 02-10-09, 10:56 AM

I wonder if there is any way a thread like this could go wrong. I suppose not. Racists are usually out in the streets courageously standing up for their beliefs, not hiding behind computers.

AMBlai01 · 02-10-09, 10:56 AM

3) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 – 1968) was stabbed by an African–American woman in 1958 while attending his book signing at Blumstein’s department store in Harlem. The next year Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King visited India to study Ghandi’s nonviolence philosophy.

AMBlai01 · 02-10-09, 10:57 AM

Originally posted by Mudcat

I wonder if there is any way a thread like this could go wrong. I suppose not. Racists are usually out in the streets courageously standing up for their beliefs, not hiding behind computers.

I really hope the idiots keep their comments to themselves on this one...it really would be in poor taste, not that it has stopped people in the past.

Bread · 02-10-09, 11:09 AM

Originally posted by AMBlai01

I really hope the idiots keep their comments to themselves on this one...it really would be in poor taste, not that it has stopped people in the past.

Dammit!

Carry on....

Willie Bee · 02-10-09, 11:16 AM

4) Pumpsie Green was the first black to play for the Boston Red Sox, the last MLB team to have a black player in uniform. His brother was Cornell Green, one of my favorite players ever for the Dallas Cowboys, a team I love to hate.

Bread · 02-10-09, 11:17 AM

Sorry Amby I can't help it!! Just one!

5) Chris Brown is a role model for black youths everywhere.

But God Bless.

AMBlai01 · 02-10-09, 11:17 AM

5) Arthur Ashe (1943 - 1993) was the first African-American to not only be named to the U.S. Davis Cup team in 1963, but to also win the U.S. Open in 1968, to win the men's singles at Wimbledon in 1975, and the first to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1985.

What a career.....

AMBlai01 · 02-11-09, 02:38 PM

6) On this date in 1990 - Nelson Mandela is released from a South African prison after being detained for 27 years as political prisoner.

AMBlai01 · 02-11-09, 02:41 PM

7) Wilma Rudolph (1940 -1994) a record breaking track star was born the 20th of 22 children, and stricken with polio as a child. She not only overcame polio but broke world records in three Olympic track events and was the first American woman to win three gold medals at the Olympics (1960).

wtf · 02-11-09, 03:21 PM

Originally posted by Mudcat

I wonder if there is any way a thread like this could go wrong. I suppose not. Racists are usually out in the streets courageously standing up for their beliefs, not hiding behind computers.

u r the biggest racist of all

you live in your safe lily white neighborhood

never invite black to your house for dinner

so smug

Bread · 02-11-09, 03:23 PM

AMBlai01 · 02-13-09, 11:11 AM

8) The banjo originated in Africa and up until the 1800s was considered an instrument only played by blacks.

AMBlai01 · 02-13-09, 11:12 AM

9) Jack Johnson (1878 – 1946), the first African–American heavyweight champion, patented a wrench in 1922.

Casperwaits · 02-13-09, 11:13 AM

Black people dance better than white people

Bread · 02-13-09, 11:18 AM

mmike032 · 02-13-09, 11:27 AM

Is it true black people have an extra ligament in their calves which allows them to jump higher than honkys

sickler · 02-13-09, 11:35 AM

I've been enlightened

SBR is a walking encyclopedia.

Casperwaits · 02-13-09, 11:42 AM

Originally posted by mmike032

Is it true black people have an extra ligament in their calves which allows them to jump higher than honkys

That's their penis.

Willie Bee · 02-13-09, 11:43 AM

10) Aaron Pointer
On Sep 27, 1963, Aaron Pointer became part of MLB history as part of an all rookie lineup the Houston Colt .45s (now Astros) fielded against the visiting New York Mets. It is the only time in baseball history a team has started an all rookie lineup. Pointer, who five days earlier made his MLB debut as a pinch runner, played RF and batted fifth in the order, and singled in the fourth inning for his only hit of the game. The rest of the lineup included four other blacks -- Brock Davis in left, Jimmy Wynn in center, Sonny Jackson at shortstop and Joe Morgan at second. The remaining rookies were Glenn Vaughan at third, Rusty Staub at first, Jerry Grote catching and Jay Dahl on the mound. In all, Houston used 15 rookies in that game.

But wait, there's more.

Pointer's MLB career was short-lived as he would play in just 38 more MLB games between then and 1967, all with Houston.

After his MLB career, Pointer became the first black referee in Pac 10 football action in 1978, eventually becoming a head linesman. In 1987 he joined the NFL as an official and retired as a head linesman in 2003. He still works for the NFL as a 'game-day observer.'

But wait, there's more.

Included in his large family were siblings Fritz, Anita, Ruth, Issa, Bonnie and June. You might know Anita, Ruth, Issa, Bonnie and June as The Pointer Sisters, a 1970s-80s Grammy winning R&B group.

AMBlai01 · 02-13-09, 11:47 AM

Pretty amazing family.....the drive that they had seems unreal.

Bread · 02-13-09, 12:18 PM

11) Bread loves hot black women. Hell, Bread will even touch some ugly ones.

sickler · 02-13-09, 12:20 PM

Originally posted by Bread

11) Bread loves hot black women. Hell, Bread will even touch some ugly ones.

Touch me bread, I'm all yours:

betplom · 02-13-09, 12:22 PM

A black guy walks into a bar with a beautiful parrot on his shoulder. "Wow," says the bartender. "That is really something. Where'd you get it?"

"Detroit," says the parrot. "There's millions of them."

betplom · 02-13-09, 12:24 PM

Q: A black guy and his black girlfriend are in a car. Who's driving?

A: The cop!

betplom · 02-13-09, 12:27 PM

Originally posted by AMBlai01

3) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 – 1968) was stabbed by an African–American woman in 1958 while attending his book signing at Blumstein’s department store in Harlem. The next year Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King visited India to study Ghandi’s nonviolence philosophy.

Q: What would Martin Luther King Jr. be if he was white?

A: Alive

AMBlai01 · 02-13-09, 12:31 PM

Welp....this thread took a turn for the worst...

Bread · 02-13-09, 12:45 PM

Amby is survived for three full days. That is quite an accomplishment.

Let the record show that it was Casper who got the ball rolling

Willie Bee · 02-13-09, 12:54 PM

A Texas-Canada connection for the thread...

11) John Ware
John Ware's saddle, spurs and gun can be seen at Alberta's Dinosaur Park, remembering one of the best cowboys of the late 1800s. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, he helped establish the Bar U Ranch in the Northwest Territories, and his prowess at roping and trailbreaking earned him a spot as a great cowboy.
SOURCE: http://www.mysteriesofcanada.com/Can..._canadians.htm

madmaxx · 02-13-09, 04:44 PM

an asian, a jew, and a colored fellow walk into a bar...the bartender looks at them and says "get the fuvk out"