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Black History Month means Remembrance
Col. Randy White, USAWC Faculty, talked about hollowed places in terms of military campaigns in which his family participated throughout their generations. School Board Director Linda Manning, USAWC students Terence Battle and Lt. Col. Charlone Stallworth spoke of individuals and hallowed places in African-American history and the Army War College recognized essay contest winners from local middle schools for their essays on the theme.
Black History Month’s final event was celebrated at Carlisle Barracks on Feb. 26 in Bliss Hall. The audience included middle school principals, parents and USAWC students, faculty and staff.
“I learned from Black History Month that there are a lot things that people really don’t know or understand that have been left out of the history of slavery and black rights,” said Lilli Pallis, 8thgrader from Mechanicsburg Middle School. “Black History Month means remembering the people who were not treated fairly and equally and that we should still remember them because we are all human and we need to love and respect each other no matter what we look like or where we come from,” she said.
“It’s so very import that our children know that there are African-American people that played a substantial part of the history of the United States,” said Linda Manning. “By participating in Black History Month it gives the school children the opportunity participate in research, to learn and really appreciate and understand not only about history, but for people in evolved.
The Army War College partnered with 7 area schools for this year’s Black History Month recognition event. Children in grades 6th thru 8th were invited to participate in Black History Month essay contest.
From Eagle View Middle School the top paper were from Amina Farhat’s “Desegregation of Schools” and
Maddie Keefer’s “Congo Square, New Orleans, LA.”
Good Hope Middle School’s best papers were from Sharayah McDonald’s “Charles Street Meeting House, Boston, MA” and Tanish Bhowmick’s “Bloody Sunday and the civil rights movement, AL.”
Lamberton Middle School top picks were all from the 6thgrade, Carter Smith’s “Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail, AL,” Graham Lively”s “Madison-Dixon Line, Freedom Line” and Max Barr’s “African American Burial Ground, NY.”
Mechanicsburg Middle School had three time winner Lili Pallis for her essay “Dr. Nathan Thomas House, OH,” and Bella Gilliard’s “Lorraine Motel, TN; Daisy Bates House, AR; Little Rock Central High School, AR,” Marissa Duggan’s “Little Rock Central High School, AR; New Orleans National Park for Jazz.”
From Saint Patrick School Lucy Cooper-Silvis’s “Battle of Palmito Ranch, TXand Matthew Hickey’s “Argonne Forest, France.”
Wilson Middle School picked their winners from essays “Little Rock Central High School, AR” written by Hannah Alwine, “Mary Church Terrell House, D.C.” by Elle Lehman and “African Meeting House, Boston, MA” penned by Madison Richwine
| Date Taken: | 02.26.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 02.24.2017 11:42 |
| Story ID: | 224700 |
| Location: | CARLISLE BARRACKS, PENNSYLVANIA, US |
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