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Black History Month
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise. I rise. I rise. ~Maya Angelou, "Still I Rise," And Still I Rise If there is no struggle, there is no progress. ~Frederick Douglass
The time is always right to do what is right. ~Martin Luther King, Jr.
I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up. ~Rosa Parks
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Black History Month – WeArePaid 2011
Carter G. Woodson1875 - 1950
Founder of Negro History Week
(now “Black History Month”)
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Frederick Douglass (1817 – 1895)
Abolitionist, orator and writer who fought against slavery and for women's rights. Douglass was the first African-American citizen appointed to high ranks in the U.S. government.
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The First Black Vote
Though there would be still so many rivers to cross and mountains to climb, this was indeed a glorious, inspiring, landmark event. We can sense the many years this gray-haired man has waited for this moment to cast his ballot. In line are others, including a military man. HARPER'S WEEKLY, November 16, 1867
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Booker T. Washington1856-1915
Founder of Tuskegee Normal School in Alabama(now Tuskegee University)
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George Washington Carver
(1864-1943)
American scientist, educator, humanitarian, and former slave. Carver developed hundreds of products from peanuts, sweet potatoes, pecans, and soybeans; his discoveries greatly improved the agricultural output and the health of Southern farmers.
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W.E.B. DuBois1868 -1963
First African American to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard UniversityCo-Founder of the NAACP
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Martin Luther King, Jr.1929-1968
National leader of the civil rights movement, leading boycotts and staging protests against segregation in the South.
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Coretta Scott King1927-2006
Widow of slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Founder of Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
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Malcolm X1925-1965
World renowned African American/Pan-Africanist and human rights activist
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Thurgood Marshall(1908 – 1993)
First African American elevated to U.S. Supreme Court (1967-1991)
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Colin PowellBorn 1937
First African American to serve as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Sojourner Truth1797-1883
Nationally known speaker on human rights for slaves and women
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Harriet Tubman(1820 - 1913)
Devoted her life to fighting slavery, helping slaves and ex-slaves, and championing the rights of women. An incredibly brave woman, she was known as the "Moses of her people." Conductor for the Underground Railroad who helped slaves flee to freedom in the North
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Mary McLeod Bethune1875-1955
Founder of Bethune-Cookman College
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Zora Neale Hurston1891-1960
A novelist, folklorist, and anthropologist
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Rosa Parks1913-2005
"mother of the civil rights movement"
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Shirley Chisholm(1924 - 2005)
First African-American woman elected to the US Congress. During her long political career, she fought for the rights of women and minorities.
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Bessie Coleman(1893-1926)
First black female pilot and the first woman to receive an international pilot's license.
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Mae C. JemisonNASA Astronaut (former)
First African-American Woman in Space
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Oprah Winfrey
First African-American woman to reach billionaire status
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Black History:Yesterday, Today, and
Tomorrow
Thank You!
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