AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATION
ALL SCHOOLS’ ACTIVITY…..FEBRUARY 2011
This year’s African value is KUUMBA (CREATIVITY) …
which means. To do always as much as we can, in the way
we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful
and beneficial than when we inherited it.
Our Scripture reference from 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 speaks of the variety of gifts given to us by the
Creator. The reading from Matthew 25:14-30 …… (the message of this parable is that faithful use of
one’s gifts will lead to participation in the fullness of the kingdom; lazy inactivity leads to exclusion
from it)…..invites us to reflect on how well we are using our own unique skills and talents.
Once again we would like to involve all our schools in the liturgy. We would like to focus on the
creativity of our ancestors by having our students become knowledgeable of some of the
inventions/contributions of African Americans. Please share the enclosed articles of reading with
your students and then have students create posters. We would like each school to send your best
poster to be displayed in a procession of posters during the Mass.
Guidelines for the posters are:
1. Use White Standard Size Poster Board.
2. Use Traditional Colors (Red/Black and Green) to Decorate Posters
3. Select a) a famous African American to depict his/their accomplishments
OR b) Fr. Augustus Tolton to depict as the first recognized African
American priest
4. All posters should be titled…KUUMBA
5. Be as creative as possible in depicting this person’s accomplishment/
contribution/invention
6. The bottom of the poster should include the name of the school as well
as the name(s) of the student(s) who created the poster.
Thank you for your cooperation with this activity that we hope will bind us together and enable the
students to focus on the creativity of African American people. We are excited about their future and
the possibility that one day students of the future will be creating posters depicting their own
accomplishments or contributions.
Enclosed are two articles:
1. “What Would the World be Without Black People and
2. Fr. Augustus Tolton: A Black Catholic Who Led the Way.
To create your school’s poster, please choose one of the contributions/inventions from article 1 to
depict OR 2) the contribution of Fr. Tolton.
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A World Without Black People
This is a story of a little boy name Theo, who woke up one morning and asked his
mother, "Mom, what if there were no Black people in the world?" Well, his mothei
thought about that for a moment, and then said, "Son, follow me around today and
let's just see what it would be like if there were no Black people in the world." Moi
said, "Now go get dressed, and we will get started."
Theo ran to his room to put on his clothes and shoes. His mother took one look at h
and said, "Theo, where are your shoes? And those clothes are all wrinkled, son. I
must iron them." However, when she reached for the ironing board, it was no longe
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"Oh well," she said, "please go and do something to your hair." Theo ran in his roo:
to comb his hair, but the comb was not there. You see, Walter Sammons, a black
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Theo decided to just brush his hair, but the brush was gone. You see Lydia 0.
Newman, a black female, invented the brush.
Well, this was a sight: no shoes, wrinkled clothes, hair a mess. Even Mom's hair,
without the hair care inventions of Madam C. Walker, well, you get the picture.
Mom told Theo, "Let's do our chores around the house and then take a trip to the
grocery store." Theo's job was to sweep the floor. He swept and swept and swept.
When he reached for the dustpan, it was not there. You see, Lloyd P. Ray, a black
man, invented the dustpan.
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So he swept his pile of dirt over in the corner and left it there. He then decided to rr.
the floor, but the mop was gone. You see, Thomas W. Stewart, a black man, invent
the mop. Theo yelled to his Mom, "Mom, I'm not having any luck."
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for the grocery store." When the wash finished, she went to place the clothes in the
dryer, but it was not there. You see, George T. Samon, a black man, invented the
clothes dryer.
Mom asked Theo to go get a pencil and some paper to prepare their list for the
market. So, Theo ran for the paper and pencil but noticed the pencil lead was broke
Well, he was out of luck because John Love, a black man, invented the pencil
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Well, it was getting late, so they walked to the market, got then: groceries, and
returned home. Just when they were about to put away the milk, eggs, and butter, tl
noticed the refrigerator was gone. You see John Standard, a black man, invented th
refrigerator. So, they just left the food on the counter.
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By this time, Theo noticed he was getting mighty cold. Mom went to turn up the he
and what do you know? Alice Parker, a black female, invented the heating furnace.
Even in the summertime, they would have been out of luck because Frederick Jone
a black man, invented the air conditioner.
It was almost time for Theo's father to arrive home. He usually takes the bus, but
there was no bus, because its precursor was the electric trolley, invented by anothei
black man, Elbert R. Robinson.
He usually takes the elevator from his office on the 20th floor, but there was no
elevator because Alexander Miles, a black man, invented the elevator.
He also usually dropped off the office mail at a near by mailbox, but it was no long
there because Philip Downing, a black man, invented the letter drop mailbox, and
William Barry invented the postmarking and canceling machine.
Theo and his mother sat at the kitchen table with their heads in their hands. When t
father arrived, he asked, "Why are you sitting in the dark?" Why? Because Lewis
Howard Larimer, a black man, invented the filament within the light bulb.
Theo quickly learned more about what it would be like if there were no black peop]
in the world, especially if he were ever sick and needed blood. Dr. Charles Drew, a
black scientist, found a way to preserve and store blood, which led to his starting th
world's first blood bank.
Well, what if a family member had to have heart surgery? This would not have bee;
possible without Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, a black doctor, who performed the first
open-heart surgery.
So, if you ever wonder, like Theo, where would we be without black people? Well,
it's pretty plain to see. We would still be in the DARK!
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Fr. Augustus Tolton (1854 – 1897)
A Black Catholic Who Led the Way
Fr. Augustus Tolton was the first recognized black priest of African descent in
the United States. His parents were the direct descendants of Africans who
were brought here as slaves. Throughout his ministry, he suffered the
challenges of being the first black priest in the United States. Tolton endured
insults, isolation and adversity; however, his priesthood led the way for
others. Fr. Tolton is presently being presented as a candidate for sainthood.
June 12, 1870
Tolton’s First Communion and Confirmation at St. Peter
Church in Quincy, IL
February 21, 1880
Tolton leaves for Rome
April 24, 1886
Tolton ordained a priest, St. John Lateran Basilica in Rome
July 18, 1886
First Mass at St. Boniface Church, Quincy, IL
July 25, 1886
Appointed Pastor of St. Joseph Church, Quincy
December 1889
Began ministry in the Archdiocese of Chicago
July 9, 1897
Died at Mercy Hospital, Chicago
July 12, 1897
Funeral at St. Monica Church, 36th & Dearborn, Chicago
July 13, 1897
Funeral at St. Peter Church, Quincy
Father Augustus Tolton
1854 - 1897