The world-changing advances made by African Americans in this century were neither pre-ordained nor inevitable. They are the product of thousands of individuals who changed the world with small decisions every day.
Maybe your mother marched, or your uncle sat in at a lunch counter. Perhaps your neighbor is pioneering a field or study, or your brother volunteers with at-risk youth. If you know an Unsung Hero, share his or her story—and a photo if you have one—to remember and honor them during Black History Month.
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Ralph H. “Big Ralph” Cothran became the first Black Police Chief in the history of Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1989. It is for sure that his theories and ideas about civil rights extend to all elements of society and its people. The need to evaluate programs, strategies and leadership is an important element of progress. Big Ralph witnessed the conflict of civil rights and crime in his experiences as a police officer.
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