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Black History Month 2010
Each February, Black History Month honors the struggles and triumphs of millions of African Americans over slavery, prejudice, poverty as well as their contributions to the nation’s cultural and political life. Black History Month was the inspiration of historian Carter G. Woodson who instituted Negro History Week in 1926. He chose the second week of February to coincide with the birthdays of President Abraham Lincoln and the abolitionist Frederick Douglass. In 1976 on the nation’s bicentennial, the celebration was officially expanded to last a month. President Gerald R. Ford urged Americans to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.” Resources Exploring Black History Month Black History Month Honors Legacy of Struggle and Triumph Beyond Dr. King: More Stories of African American Achievementhttp://www.america.gov/notable_african_americans.html Free At Last - The U.S. Civil Rights Movement This book recounts how African-American slaves and their descendants struggled to win — both in law and in practice — the civil rights enjoyed by other Americans. It is a story of dignified persistence and struggle, a story that produced great heroes and heroines, and one that ultimately succeeded by forcing Americans to confront squarely the shameful gap between their universal principles of equality and justice and the inequality, injustice, and oppression faced by millions of their fellow citizens Museum Seeks to Document the African-American Experience: National Museum of African American History and Culture starts new program
Reports African American Members of the United States Congress: 1870-2009. http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL30378.pdf
AfricanAmericanHistoryMonth.gov 2010 Black History Theme: The History of Black Economic Empowerment According to the Association, the need for economic development has been a central element of black life. After centuries of unrequited toil as slaves, African Americans gained their freedom and found themselves in the struggle to make a living. Black codes often prevented blacks from owning land in towns and cities, and in the countryside they were often denied the opportunity to purchase land. To fight exclusion from the economy, they started their own unions and professional associations. In an age in which individuals proved unable to counter industrialization alone, they preached racial or collective uplift rather than individual self-reliance. The late-nineteenth and early twentieth centuries witnessed an unprecedented degree of racial solidarity and organization.
2010 National African American Read-In It is the Twenty-First National African American Read-In. Schools, churches, libraries, bookstores, community and professional organizations, and interested citizens are urged to make literacy a significant part of Black History Month by hosting and coordinating Read-Ins in their communities.
African American History Month National African American History Month in February celebrates the contributions that African Americans have made to American history in their struggles for freedom and equality and deepens our understanding of our Nation's history.
African American History: Prominent African Americans Past and Present The site lists prominent African Americans from the past and the present with links.
African American Perspectives: Pamphlets from the Daniel A.P. Murray Collection 1818-1907 The collection presents a panoramic and eclectic review of African-American history and culture, spanning almost one hundred years from the early nineteenth through the early twentieth centuries, with the bulk of the material published between 1875 and 1900. Among the authors represented are Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Benjamin W. Arnett, Alexander Crummel, and Emanuel Love.
Black (African American) History Month: February 2010: Facts for Features To commemorate and celebrate the contributions to our nation made by people of African descent, American historian Carter G. Woodson established Black History Week. The first celebration occurred on Feb. 12, 1926. The U.S. Census provides numbers and demographics for African Americans. The Smithsonian Education site has many links to events, African American Virtual Tour and other resources. African American History Virtual Tour
Celebrate Black History
Events in African American History ,2000+ The timeline for 2000+ provides up to President Obama’s cabinet selections.
The NAACP: A Century in the Fight for Freedom In commemoration of African American History Month, the Library of Congress on Feb. 3 will launch a new online exhibition about the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), an organization which has donated its records to the Library, where they are the most-consulted collection. The exhibit presents a retrospective of the major personalities, events, and achievements that shaped the NAACP’s history during its first 100 years.
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