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