Black History Month 2021
Share The first Black History Month is a history of steady progress. Originally conceived as Negro History Week and celebrated in the first week of February to align with the birthday of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglas, the current month-long celebration was proposed by educators and administrators at Kent State University in Ohio in 1969 at the tail end of America’s most revolutionary decade for racial justice. Since then, Black History Month has become a yearly reminder of the struggles, contributions, and triumphs of Black Americans throughout the centuries and more recently, as it...
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