Especially at this moment in history, it is important to recognize, acknowledge and honor both the extraordinary and the so-called ordinary people who have changed the course of Black history and are making history today. We must then use this knowledge to fight efforts to suppress that history.
Author: Leah Milne
Leah Milne is assistant professor of multicultural American literature at the University of Indianapolis, author of "Novel Subjects: Authorship as Radical Self-Care in Multiethnic American Narratives," and a public voices fellow through The OpEd Project.