Black History Month

Dr. Carter G. Woodson “Father of Black History” Began the celebration of Negro History Week He chose the second week of February to honor the birthdays Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln.  In 1976, the celebration was expanded to the entire month of February.

President Barack Obama First African-American president of the United States Born August 4, 1961 Graduated from Harvard University Law school in 1991 Best-selling author of three books

Harriet Tubman Born a slave in 1819 In 1849, Harriet ran away to the North using the Underground Railroad Helped more than 300 slaves reach the safety of the North Died on March 10, 1913

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” --August, 1963 Born January 15, 1929 in Atlanta Assassinated on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee Known for Leading the civil rights movement in the United States and advocating nonviolent protest against segregation and racial discrimination

Maya Angelou “In minor ways we are different, in major we are the same” Born on April 4, 1928 in Saint Louis, Missouri Used her powerful writings to inspire generations of women, African-Americans and all people who struggle to overcome prejudice, discrimination and abuse

Rosa Parks “Whatever my individual desires were to be free, I was not alone. There were many others who felt the same way.” Arrested on December 1, 1955 for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man This inspired the Montgomery Bus Boycott which lasted over a year and ended segregation on busses in Alabama.

Jackie Robinson Born January 31, 1919 in Cairo, Georgia Died October 24, 1972 in Stamford, Connecticut He received many sporting awards and is widely regarded as an American sporting legend as well as an important member of the civil rights movement.

Louis Armstrong August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971 Jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana Famous for “scat” singing vocalizing using sounds and syllables instead of actual lyrics

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