August 28 in Black History: Why This Date Is So Important
August 28 in Black History: Why This Date Is So Important
This op-ed talks about the significance of August 28 for Black Americans.
There’s just something different about August 28. From the August 28 of 1833, when the Slavery Abolition Act was passed in the British colonies, gradually leading to the emancipation of their enslaved Black people, to August 28, 2020, when iconic Black actor Chadwick Boseman passed away, this day in history is distinct. It tells a story.
I was 18 years old and sitting in my college dorm room when I watched a confident, seemingly fearless Black man become the first Black person to accept the presidential nomination for a major political party.
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Watching a young, smiling Obama make his acceptance speech, what I remember most was thinking to myself, Someone might try to kill him. History taught me, time and time again, to fear for the lives of Black historymakers.