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I Am


I am the assassin of the 35th president of the United States. (JFK)

I am not giving up my seat on the bus.(Rosa Parks)

I am Malcolm's trip to Mecca. (Malcolm X)

I am in Washington D.C. August 28th, 1963. (Martin Luther King Jr.)

 

I am enlighttenment ideas that start the revolution. (Galileo&Issac Newton)

I am the first book picked up at the Islamaic trade network in West Africa. (Timbuktu)

I am Civil Rights. (Civil Rights Movement)

I am Obama's first night in the White House. (Barack Obama) 

 

I am Jackie's first swing. (Jackie Robinson)

I am Jessie's last sprint. (Jessie Owens)

I am Rice's last catch. (Jerry Rice)

I am Michael's decision to come back out of retirement for three more rings( Michael Jordan)

 

I am going on right now.

I am the #8 sideways.

I am Never-Ending

I am HISTORY. 

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