History is the Best Medicine.

Those who don't study history are sure to repeat it. Peter N. Stearns of the American Historical Association states: "History offers a storehouse of information about how people and societies behave. Understanding the operations of people and societies is difficult, though a number of disciplines make the attempt. An exclusive reliance on current data would needlessly handicap our efforts. How can we evaluate war if the nation is at peace—unless we use historical materials? How can we understand genius, the influence of technological innovation, or the role that beliefs play in shaping family life, if we don't use what we know about experiences in the past?"

As African Americans, we feel different about our American History than other population groups. The days of slavery have deeply impacted our common psychology. However, historically speaking these past few hundred years were not a very long time compared to the many thousands of year of history we have in our DNA.

As we realize that our own history as ship builders, architects, astronomers, physicists, physicians, world market traders existed while much of the world still lived in the dark ages it may be easier for us to understand ourselves better. This inborn urge to be recognized as the leaders we are and always have been, can be much more easily understood as we study and understand our own history. Understanding history allows us to understand everyone better. It is time to shed the shackles of the recent past and embrace and accept ourselves completely. As we embrace our history of thousands of years of innovation in architecture, physics, science, medicine, city planning, music, poetry - we more easily can embrace our well-earned positive self-image. We are the source of many major cultural trends. Let's enjoy our heritage!

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Human history becomes more and more
a race between education and catastrophe.
H. G. Wells