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Clark Atlanta University Panther
February 13, 1990
Do You Know Your Black
History?
Morgan also invested the
How good is your
knowledge of Black His
tory?
Did you know that
when people speak of “the
real McCoy,” they are
speaking of Elijah McCoy,
son of two escaped slaves.?
In 1870, Elijah McCoy
started a manufacturing
company in Detroit. He de
veloped the first automatic
lubricator cup. This device
allowed drops of oil to drip
continously on motorized
machinery . Machinery no
longer had to be brought to a
complete stop to lubricate.
Time and labor costs were
reduced and profits in
creased substantially.
What do you know
about Garrett A. Morgan?
He may best be remem
bered for inventing the
automatic traffic signal,
which organized the chaos
in the nation’s streets.
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This issue of The
Panther is the first one pro
duced with the cooperation
of the Center for Academic
Computing and the Mass
Media Arts departments.
The use of the Center’s
hardware and software will
gas mask, which assisted
city firefighters during the
early 1900s and also solid-
ers during World War I.
Phyllis Wheatley was
the first black female poet
ess in the United States. She
was taught to read and write
by her master’s son. She
began writing poetry at the
age of 14. In 1773, she pub
lished the first book of
poems by an American
black woman.
Benjamin Banneker, a
son of a Mulatto mother and
African father, designed the
blueprints for Washington,
D.C. He was the black
presidential appointee to
the White House for archi
tectural design.
This is a small sampling
of Black history. During
this month, please investi
gate relevant topics regard
ing African-American heri-
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enable this staff to produce
a quality publication each
week. We thank the Center
and its staff. Hopefully this
forged relationship be
tween the two departments
serves as a role model for
other departments.
Clark A tlanta
University
C UN".TRSITY TA PANTHER
February 13, 1990
The articles on the editorial page are the opinions of the,
writers. They are not necessarily the opinions of the student
body, faculty, staff or administration.
EditorinChief Monique Frachon £Yansl
Associate Editor KeUy c Rhodes \
Managing Editor Cydney Williamsl
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Thank God Mandela is free, but apartheid still
stands!!!
Change Does Not Happen Overnight
By MONIQUE F. EVANS
EditorinChief
Sunday marked an historical event in
world history. Nelson R. Mandela,
leader of the African National Congress,
was released from the Victor Vestor
prison in South Africa after 27 years of
imprisonment.
Apartheid still stands in South Africa,
our brother and sisters will not be free
until the economic sanctions that plague
the country are lifted.
Many view Mandela’s release as a
triumph for Black South Africans, but
although there is a need for celebration,
there are several things that need to be
taken into consideration pertaining to
the struggle to end apartheid in the
country.
The president of South Africa,
Frederick W. DeKlerk permitted
Mandela to have his freedom, but what
about the other hundreds of political
prisoners who remain trapped in South
Africa’s jails.? Mandela made an
apppeal to the DeKlerk asking him to
free the others who have been sentenced
because of their fight for equality, yet no
actions have been taken to release them.
Another thing to consider is the
economic factors which are rarely
publicized, but play a major role in
South Africa’s continuance and
wellbeing.
As a result of apartheid, many
companies pulled their business’ out of
South Africa in order to avoid any
boycotts against them here in the United
States. This in turn creates a rippling
effect in South Africa’s economy. If
businesses no longer provide their
services, this causes a loss of jobs and
also a loss of money to the government
and people of South Africa.
Seeing that the economy is headed for
a state of emergency, what better to do
than to release one of the most well
known civil rights leaders of the day and
cause people to believe that South
Africa is on the road to democracy.
The public is being lead to believe that
the release of Mandela will put an end to
all the problems that are taking place in
SouthAfrica. Many think that the battle
has been won and the fight is over, but in
actuality the battle has just begun.
One last thing to consider is the role
the media has played in this whole
freedom scenario. By watching and
reading the articles and television
reports, one would think that the people
of South Africa, Black and white are
walking down the streets hand in hand.
Although that would be a welcomed
endeavor, that is still in the making.
Now is the time for African Americans
to unite and lend our support. South
Africa is in a state of emergency. The
oppurtunity for change in that country is
prevalent, but our counterparts can not
do it alone.
Change does not happen overnight.
The Panther welcomes any directed to the editor from
editorial comments or letter's students, faculty and staff.