Principal of Resistance Found Throughout Black History
February 1, 2017
“We must learn that passively to accept an unjust system is to cooperate with that system, and thereby to become a participant in its evil.” ― Martin Luther King Jr. I was excited when asked to contribute a piece in celebration and reflection of African American History Month. I spent some time thinking through who or what contribution to write about in this piece, which figure or person, would be the focus of this commentary as an appropriate symbol and embodiment of all things beautifully African-American. However, I was led away from the focus being on a person, but about an