Hello Internet! Good to see you again. Forgot to say that last time forgive me.
Maybe you have heard of Juneteenth and the 4th of July.
But what about National Freedom Day?
Why am I even bringing this up?
It's important as will be revealed.
This holiday was created by the founder of Savannah State University's founder Richard R. Wright.
Okay what does it celebrate you may ask.
Richard R. Wright worked to get this holiday declared official by President Truman to celebrate the day President Abraham Lincoln signed the 13th amendment. This is what the made the freedom of enslaved Afrikans official.
It's actually the first day of Black History Month as it is celebrated on February 1.
Now that we've got the facts I'd like to say how I feel about National Freedom Day.
First of all I really admire Mr. Wright for working that hard to get the holiday established. I am also glad he did because there are a lot of common misconceptions about when the freedom of enslaved Afrikans was official.
I also feel like more people should know about this day. I mean I didn't even hear about it until I wrote a paper on it. I wonder if a lot of people are in the same situation. Hopefully this blog post will help someone then :).
After all it is the first day of Black History Month. I am not even sure if it gets a parade which is really sad to me. After all that work Mr. Wright did it doesn't seem to get as much fan fare as other holidays even though it is just as important. Hopefully on February 1 I will be surprised. If not I will be the one person walking around on February 1 saying "Happy National Freedom Day!"
Works Cited
"Educator, Banker, Civil Rights Leader." Wharton Alumni Magazine 2007: n. pag. Web. 5 Oct. 2014.
Sunday, October 5, 2014
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Attorney Whitney Williams
"So what are you saying counselor? " I felt my heartbeat pick up as Attorney Whitney Williams questioned one of my classmates. This was going to be a rough day for our critical thinking class.
"We are so dead." I said to my think tank members. I thought we would be. A couple weeks back Attorney Williams visited my classroom and I was on my toes the whole time. I was very nervous about her picking on me to answer a question. Looking back now I would have liked to have the opportunity to. That was one of the finest days I have had all semester. We got to be lawyers. Without even going to law school. When is that ever going to happen again internet? I don't know and really I wished I had been even more aggressive in the court case we acted out. My think tank got to be on the State's side of the State vs. Peterson case. There are multiple cases with this title but this one involved a man who was found guilty of murdering his wife. My think tank and I had to advocate to have him put behind bars. We were allowed to use dramatic persuasive speech to get our point across and try and influence the jury and judge. Even though a "winner" so to speak was not declared the audience specified us as the most successful. That was pretty awesome. I learned a lot that day about how to present yourself. If I want something I'll have to present in such a way where other people want it too. I really enjoyed that day Internet. Even though I don't think I want to be a lawyer how I learned about persuasive speech I will never forget. I will also remember the next time I see Attorney Whitney Williams I will look at all the information the case could possibly have even shoe sizes. Yes internet shoe sizes.
"We are so dead." I said to my think tank members. I thought we would be. A couple weeks back Attorney Williams visited my classroom and I was on my toes the whole time. I was very nervous about her picking on me to answer a question. Looking back now I would have liked to have the opportunity to. That was one of the finest days I have had all semester. We got to be lawyers. Without even going to law school. When is that ever going to happen again internet? I don't know and really I wished I had been even more aggressive in the court case we acted out. My think tank got to be on the State's side of the State vs. Peterson case. There are multiple cases with this title but this one involved a man who was found guilty of murdering his wife. My think tank and I had to advocate to have him put behind bars. We were allowed to use dramatic persuasive speech to get our point across and try and influence the jury and judge. Even though a "winner" so to speak was not declared the audience specified us as the most successful. That was pretty awesome. I learned a lot that day about how to present yourself. If I want something I'll have to present in such a way where other people want it too. I really enjoyed that day Internet. Even though I don't think I want to be a lawyer how I learned about persuasive speech I will never forget. I will also remember the next time I see Attorney Whitney Williams I will look at all the information the case could possibly have even shoe sizes. Yes internet shoe sizes.
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