Black History Month

Black History Month, or National African American History Month, is an annual celebration of achievements by black Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of African Americans in U.S. history. The brainchild of noted historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans. Black History Month - Black History - HISTORY.com (2:20 min)

Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass (1818-95) was a prominent American abolitionist, author and orator. Born a slave, Douglass escaped at age 20 and went on to become a world-renowned anti-slavery activist. Frederick Douglass was the most important black American leader of the nineteenth century. Frederick Douglass - Black History - HISTORY.com (2:55 min)

Abraham Lincoln

(February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) His Emancipation Proclamation, issued in 1863, freed all slaves in the rebellious states and paved the way for slavery’s eventual abolition Constitutional amendment outlawing slavery eventually passed as the 13th Amendment after his death in 1865. Lincoln Issues the Emancipation Proclamation Video - Abraham Lincoln - HISTORY.com (2:32min)

Historical Figures Harriet Tubman Mary McLeod Bethune Malcom X Shirley Chisholm

Musical Influence Duke Ellington Louie Armstrong Ray Charles Dizzy Gillespie

Inventors Elijah McCoy Lewis Latimer Jan Ernst Matzeliger Granville T. Woods

Otis Boykin Dr. Patricia E. Bath Lonnie G. Johnson

George Washington Carver Madam C.J. Walker Garrett Morgan

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