Important Figures in Black History

Who said it couldn’t be done? This aptly named book, Hidden Secrets about Black History, provides a rich source of information about some of the greatest Black men and women who helped shape the United States since the days of slavery. Did you know that a Black woman was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in 1987? Are you aware that the prescription book written by the earliest known Black pharmacist in 1853 is still in existence? Can you name the first woman to earn an international pilot’s license, and the world’s first licensed African American aviator? Who was the general who was the first African American to service as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Persian Gulf War?

This truly inspirational book will send a message of hope and resilience to all people who are willing to dream big and are unfettered in their determination to make those dreams come true. Hidden Secrets about Black History is peppered with examples of people who have used their minds, talents, and abilities to make meaningful and long-lasting contributions to society. Francella Henderson had done an outstanding job of pulling together these historical facts and presenting them to you as an encouragement to you to dream big!

The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure – Sven Goran Eriksson

What You Will Find Inside:

Excerpt, Page 56 : Charles Spaulding (1874-1952)

Charles Spaulding spent much time giving motivational speeches at colleges – although he himself only had an 8th grade education. He built a struggling business into the largest Black insurance company in the world. His job with the infant North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company meant everything from bookkeeper and field agent to janitor, In 1926 he received the Harmon Gold Award for Distinguished Achievement.

Excerpt, Page 88-89: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968)

The African-American minister and Nobel-Prize winner, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. originated the nonviolence strategy within the activist Civil Rights Movement. In January 1968 Dr. King and other antiwar leaders called for a Washington Rally on February 5th and 6th.  He also announced that the Poor People’s March would converge in Washington on April 22. Follwoing the Feburary rally. King toured key cities to see firsthand the plight of the poor.

In Memphis on April 3, King addressed a rally, speaking of threats to his life. He urged followers to continue to nonviolent struggle no matter what happened to him.  In December 1999 a four-acre site near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C., was approved as the location for a monument for King.

The site is near the place where king delivered his “I Have A Dream” speech in 1963. The monument is the first to honor an individual African American in the National Mall area.

SPECIAL NOTE:

I recently sent a copy of my book to the President of the United States, Barack Obama, as a gift and received this thank you note!

There is a great deal of work to do and it calls for sacrifice and determination on the part of those who are leading, and if men believe that money should be the only consideration for leadership, then there can be no successful achievement. — Marcus Garvey