In 1925 Carter G. Woodson proposed a black history month to raise awareness of the role African-Americans played in the creation of this country. After ninety-three years the curriculum still tries to squeeze everything about black history into twenty-eight (sometimes twenty-nine) days. The amount of history that has occurred since that first celebration is enough to teach an entire course, but why should it be segregated?

This project was inspired by the book and movie Hidden Figures and the simplification and of the contributions of people of color and the tokenism of Black History Month. After the whole school read the book and view the movie we dove into American history feat. people of color. We found the "hidden figures," the extraordinary people of color, who helped build this country, but we also focused on how each of us is a part of history and there are many more stories to share..

The 2017 Inductees