“We Have Come this Far By Faith” A Statement of Black History and Black Faith Because God is Watching Over Us
The Eye of God
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Let’s reflect for a moment on a special segment and frequently neglected segment of our US history- Black American Slaves. Black Slaves endured so much depression, depravity, and disrespect before and after they were liberated from physical bondage in the United States during the sixth decade of the nineteenth century. February has been set aside for us to remember and acknowledge African American ancestry in the United States, and since its inception almost 90 years ago, Black History has become an inextricable part of American history and a bridge between the history of continental African and American history. George Washington Williams, a Civil War Veteran, a politician, and a minister, wrote the first American black history books - A History of Negro Troops in the War of Rebellion and The History of the Negro Race in America 1619–1880. His book focused on the arrival of the first slaves in the North American colonies and concentrated on the major events in American history that involved or affected African Americans. Williams said he wrote the book "to lift the Negro race to its pedestal in American history” as well as "to instruct the present, (and to) inform the future." His book was the earliest and most thorough history of African Americans. George Williams’ explanation for remembering and celebrating Black History is salient, and addresses the question of many uninformed individuals of the essential purpose for celebrating the multiple contributions of Black Americans to the development and maturation of the United States.
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