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It’s Black History Month, and we are focusing on 28 seminal Black figures — one for each day of February — who don’t often make the history books.
You may not know their names. But these courageous Black Americans made a huge impact. https://cnn.it/2L9fnrD
You may not know their names. But these courageous Black Americans made a huge impact. https://cnn.it/2L9fnrD
First up is Garrett Morgan, an inventor with a rare gift for designing machines that saved people’s lives — including an early version of the traffic light as well as what became the precursor of the gas masks used by soldiers in WWI.
Read more about him: https://cnn.it/3apq7ul
Read more about him: https://cnn.it/3apq7ul
This is Dorothy Height. She fought battles against both sexism and racism to become, as President Obama called her, the “godmother” of the civil rights movement.
Read more about her and other courageous Black Americans who changed history: https://cnn.it/2YFSnDA
Read more about her and other courageous Black Americans who changed history: https://cnn.it/2YFSnDA
Today we’re highlighting cyclist Major Taylor, who was one of the fastest men ever to race on two wheels. He competed in races across the US, Europe and Australia, becoming the second Black athlete to win a world championship in any sport.
Read more: https://cnn.it/2NU26UG
Read more: https://cnn.it/2NU26UG
James Armistead Lafayette is next in CNN's series on Black pioneers in US history. He provided crucial intelligence that helped defeat the British and end the Revolutionary War.
Read more about him and other courageous Black Americans who changed history: https://cnn.it/3atFSk8
Read more about him and other courageous Black Americans who changed history: https://cnn.it/3atFSk8
