Celebrating Black History
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Students: Please utilize any activities provided on this site. Activities can be completed at any time, not just the date tied to each activity.
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Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. Also known as African American History Month, the event grew out of “Negro History Week,” the brainchild of noted historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans. Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month. Other countries around the world, including Canada and the United Kingdom, also devote a month to celebrating Black history.
Since 1976, every American president has designated February as Black History Month and endorsed a specific theme. The Black History Month 2021 theme, “Black Family: Representation, Identity and Diversity” explores the African diaspora, and the spread of Black families across the United States.
For more information, visit www.history.com.
Below, you can find information sheets and worksheets about various African Americans celebrated for their achievements.
Bessie Coleman
Barack Obama
Harriet Tubman
Madam C.J. Walker
Dr. Mae C. Jemison
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Muhammad Ali
Oprah Winfrey
Shirley Chisholm