Author: Melinda Sineriz / Source: did you know?
Although February is Black History Month, it is always important to know Black history if you want to be able to understand America. The achievements of Black people have often been downplayed or overlooked in our history books and schools, and that is an extreme disservice to the Black community – the people upon whom this country was built.
Here are 5 lesser-known facts about Black history.
1. The most iconic lines from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech were improvised.
King had been working with advisers to craft his speech for the 1963 march on Washington. When King took the stage, the audience was tired but excited to hear what he had to say. King changed the course of his speech, shifting from a speech to a sermon. His speechwriter is quoted as saying, “These people out there today don’t know it yet, but they’re about ready to go to church.” Singer Mahalia Jackson was also on the stage, and she reportedly kept saying, “Tell ’em about the dream, Martin,” to King. King told America about his dream, that his “four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”
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