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FYI..
--- Diana & Diamond Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
When February and March roll around and the U.S. celebrates African American
Heritage Month and
Women's History Month respectively, we should remember that Women fought for
their rights before
African Americans. Women in the U.S. had no rights, and in the struggle for
women's suffrage,
they championed the cause of African Americans, also a group that had no
rights. Ironically,
African American men achieved the right to vote, own property and be called
citizens in the U.S.
before women of any color. The Women's Rights Movements (first and second
wave) did a lot of work
to move things along for the Civil Rights Movement - there were so many women
like Rosa Parks, but
she was the first one who made a difference. Also, the Women and African
Americans who fought for
their rights were one part of the puzzle - there were white Men who helped them
and made it
possible for them to achieve great things, by opening up the law and social
norms to accepting
change. So, when U.S. Goans give thanks for the rights they have, they should
remember all the
pieces of the puzzle that made it possible. Never take for granted your right
to vote - your
people did not have that right once.
Best wishes,
D.
