{"id":474,"date":"2021-02-12T13:06:16","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T18:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/cap\/?p=474"},"modified":"2021-02-19T12:20:36","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T17:20:36","slug":"knowing-your-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/cap\/2021\/02\/12\/knowing-your-past\/","title":{"rendered":"Knowing Your Past"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Why is it important to expand the American narrative to include the accomplishments and stories of Black Americans?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<blockquote>\n<h3><em>\u201cA people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.\u201d &#8211; Marcus Garvey<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4>It is this quote that clearly demonstrates why it\u2019s important to have a knowledge of what ALL Americans have done to contribute to our rich tapestry of American History. African Americans have made great accomplishments in architecture and history and for some reason this part of America history is being ignored in schools and textbooks. It\u2019s important for people to know and see people like themselves making historical accomplishments to inspire the younger generation to do great things. Black Americans are Americans and our history is American History!<\/h4>\n<p>Leon M. 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