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Historian Carter G. Woodson lobbied schools and organizations to participate in a special program encouraging the study of African-American history. The program began in February 1926 with Negro History Week. It was later expanded and renamed #BlackHistoryMonth 
“I tire so of hearing people say,
Let things take their course.
Tomorrow is another day.
I do not need my freedom when I'm dead.
I cannot live on tomorrow's bread.”
― Langston Hughes
#BlackHistoryMonth
Let things take their course.
Tomorrow is another day.
I do not need my freedom when I'm dead.
I cannot live on tomorrow's bread.”
― Langston Hughes
#BlackHistoryMonth
Nine months before Rosa Parks, fifteen year-old Claudette Colvin refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery AL bus.
She was arrested and became one of four plaintiffs in Browder v. Gayle, which ruled that Montgomery's segregated bus system unconstitutional.
#BlackHistoryMonth
She was arrested and became one of four plaintiffs in Browder v. Gayle, which ruled that Montgomery's segregated bus system unconstitutional.
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Marie M. Daly was an American biochemist and the first Black American woman in the United States to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry.
Her career included research into treatment for hypertension and cancer-causing effect of smoking in the lungs.
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Her career included research into treatment for hypertension and cancer-causing effect of smoking in the lungs.
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Matt Baker was the first African-American artist to find success in the comic-book industry and a gay man during a time of rampant racism and homophobia. Active in the 40s & 50s Golden Age of comics, he was often left off the credits of books he worked on.
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#BlackHistoryMonth
Hadda Brooks, the "Queen of the Boogie" was an American pianist, vocalist and composer as well as recipient of the Smithsonian's pioneer award for her contributions to American music history.
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#BlackHistoryMonth
Vivien Thomas rose above poverty and racism in the 1940s to develop a procedure to treat fatal heart disease in infants.
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#BlackHistoryMonth
Biddy Mason was forced to walk from Utah to the free state of California in 1851. She sued for her and her children's freedom. Judge Benjamin Hayes elected to hear Biddy's pleas, despite it being illegal for blacks to testify and granted her freedom.
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#BlackHistoryMonth
Biddy was sold to Mormon missionary Robert Smith who relocated her and her family to Utah then forced them to march all the way to California and, eventually, to Texas.
Utah which is 90% white is allowing parents to opt their children out of Black History Month education.
Utah which is 90% white is allowing parents to opt their children out of Black History Month education.
Hiram Revels was the first African-American to serve in the US Senate.
Hailing from Mississippi, the Democrats of the Senate sought to avoid even acknowledging Senator Revels. Their efforts were in vain as on Feb 25 1870 he was officially seated and served until March of 1871.
Hailing from Mississippi, the Democrats of the Senate sought to avoid even acknowledging Senator Revels. Their efforts were in vain as on Feb 25 1870 he was officially seated and served until March of 1871.
Dorothy Johnson was supervisor of the segregated West Area Computers division of Langley Research in 1949. She was essential in preparing mathematic computations in America's pursuit of space travel.
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#BlackHistoryMonth
Colonel William "Wild Bill" Campbell was a member of the famed Tuskegee Airman during World War II and was the first Black pilot to drop ordinance in combat. Col. Campbell commanded the 99th Fighter Squadron and later the 332nd Fighter Group.
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#BlackHistoryMonth
