BLACK HISTORY is american history
CELEBRATE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION WITH OUR STRAWBERRY HILL FAMILY BY COMMEMORATING AFRICAN AMERICAN LEADERS AND EVENTS THROUGHOUT HISTORY
"WE MUST NEVER FORGET THAT BLACK HISTORY IS AMERICAN HISTORY. THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO OUR NATION'S GREATNESS." US REP YVETTE CLARKE
DID YOU KNOW? BHM FUN FACTS
Black history month began as "Negro History Month" in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson, a noted African American scholar, historian, educator, and publisher. It became a month long celebration in 1976. February was chosen to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. Learn more about Carter Woodson as one of our Featured Heroes
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