There is more to black history than the struggles of slavery and segregation in the standard American history narrative. The black community has never just been composed of passive participants enduring a series of tragic events. The story of blacks in America is one of survival, struggle, and rebellion by a whole range of people whose actions served as a foundation for community. Each challenge, mistake, and triumph informed me, and learning of these historical struggles broke the Sisyphus curse, providing a context for my own.
