This week's lecture on the African Burial Grounds was the best so far (besides Dr. Carr's). I was actually coherent and awake this week. I found it so fascinating how these remains had been buried for so long and people of our generation had no idea. It real illuminated how low blacks were in this society that even our sacred burial grounds were not respected. I'm sure in the past someone knew hat African remains were placed there and decided to build over it any way. I thought it was funny when Professor Mack talked about how the blacks burned the hospital down after they refused to stop taking the bodies. I also loved the fact the Howard University professors and students explored and researched the burial grounds. We are always involved in everything. This does inspire me to continue the university's legacy, I want to be apart of something monumental like this. It was also very interesting to learn about the different ways the African's "beautified" themselves with teeth decorations.
I believe Howard was chosen to lead this research because we are the top HBCU. Not just because we have high test scores and successful graduates. But, because we are active in all things dealing with black culture.
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