BHM 2020
BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Black History Month: The celebration of Black History Month began as “Negro History Week,” which was created in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson. (History.com, 2009)
BHM became a month-long celebration in 1976.
The month of February was chosen to coincide with the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln.
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Celebrating Greatest February 2020
FACTS:
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Population Growth: The black population of the United States in 1870 was 4.8 million; in 2018, the number of black residents of the United States 43.8 million.
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Heavyweight Champ: Jack Johnson became the first African American man to hold the World Heavyweight Champion boxing title in 1908. He held onto the belt until 1915.
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First Lawyer: John Mercer Langston was the first black man to become a lawyer in Ohio in 1854.
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Famous Protestors: While Rosa Parks refused to give up her public bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955–inspiring the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
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Supreme Court Justice: Thurgood Marshall was the first African American ever appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson – 1967 to 1991.
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First Senator: Hiram Rhodes Revels elected to the U.S. Senate from the state of Mississippi in 1870.
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First Woman Representative: Shirley Chisholm elected in 1968 represented the state of New York.
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Self-Made Millionaire: Madam C.J. Walker philanthropist from Louisiana. She established Madame C.J. Walker Laboratories. .
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Oscar Winner: Hattie McDaniel was the first African American performer to win an Academy Award in 1940.
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Jackie Robinson First Professional Black Baseball Player: On April 5, 1947, [Rookie Of The Year] became the first African American to play Major League Baseball when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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First Black Billionaire: Robert Johnson became the first African American billionaire when he sold the cable station he founded, Black Entertainment Television (BET) in 2001.
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First Black President: In 2008, Barack Obama became the first black president of the United States.
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Took this pic while shopping with family in the historic district. I also edited as to focus on beauty. Unfortunately we were unable to enter bc students were studying. 107Power FM LLC
Took this pic while shopping with family in the historic district. I also edited as to focus on beauty. Unfortunately we were unable to enter bc students were studying. 107Power FM LLC
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Took this pic while shopping with family in the historic district. I also edited as to focus on beauty. Unfortunately we were unable to enter bc students were studying. 107Power FM LLC
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Rooftop shot. While waiting for the satelite technician repairs assessment. @107Powerfm L.L.C
Rooftop shot. While waiting for the satelite technician repairs assessment. @107Powerfm L.L.C
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Rooftop shot. While waiting for the satelite technician repairs assessment. @107Powerfm L.L.C(History.com, OCT 27, 2009)
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