Michelle Obama Entertains Kids At The White House In Celebration Of African American History Month: Huffington Post
Thursday, February 19, 2009 at 7:33AM
Michelle entertains kids at the White House, in honor of Black History monthWASHINGTON — Foot-stomping music filled the East Room of the White House on Wednesday as first lady Michelle Obama hosted nearly 200 schoolchildren for a Black History Month celebration featuring Sweet Honey in the Rock, an award-winning female a cappella ensemble.
Mrs. Obama seemed a bit surprised when the sixth- and seventh-graders from three local schools said yes, they knew slaves helped build the White House, that President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation upstairs in a bedroom named for him, and that the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders met in the building with Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson to discuss the end of segregation.
"So you guys know your history. That's a good thing," she said. "That means your parents and teachers are doing their jobs." more
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