The Lesson (Black History)
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Be thoughtful of origin, heritage and culture It is essential to becoming the person of substance Your ancestors intended you to be The Lesson Black History H("i")pnotic and Chris Beatz Leath Acknowledging online databases Because of Them We Can and The Black History Education Zone Reminding everyone to Celebrate all year long Reflect on this history with me Affirming facts of the 19th and 20th Centuries In January 1863 Emancipation Proclamation is delivered 1955 opera soloist Marian Anderson performs at the Metropolitan Opera 1986 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's birthday is declared By the United States government a federal holiday In February 1865 John S. Rock who coined the phrase Black is Beautiful is admitted to the bar of The United States Supreme Court 1926 Carter G. Woodson establishes Negro History Week Later becoming Black History Month In March 1827 the Freedom's Journal is established 1857 the consequential Dred Scott v. Sanford Plessy v. Ferguson decision Is rendered by the United States Supreme Court 1988 Author Toni Morrison is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Beloved In April 1947 Jackie Robinson signs a contract with The Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team 1974 Hammering Hank Aaron hits his 715th homerun Shattering the previous records In May 1875 Jockey Oliver Lewis wins the first Kentucky Derby 1954 the United States Supreme Court renders its School anti-segregation decision in Brown v. The Board of Education Of Topeka Kansas Per the 14th Constitutional Amendment Sparking renewed efforts for equality Protests and Freedom Rides In June 1864 Seaman Joachim Pease earns the Congressional Medal of Honor For bravery in battle 1865 United States federal troops assure The Texas state government recognizes that enslaved men women and children are now freed Two years after the Emancipation Proclamation We now celebrate Juneteenth to commemorate this significant moment In July 1852 Frederick Douglass delivers his hallmark speech Known as What To The Slave Is The 4th Of July 1948 Althea Gibson wins the tennis championship at Wimbledon Arthur Ashe follows her lead in 1975 In August 1936 Jesse JC Owens wins three gold medals at the Olympics 1963 hundreds of thousands of people gather for The March on Washington DC for Jobs and Freedom In September 1859 Harriet E. Wilson publishes Our Nig Sketches from the Life of a Free Black 1975 Daniel Chappie James becomes a four-star general in the United States Air Force In October 1951 Opera singer and music teacher Belinda Staten Womack is born And becomes a tremendous light Through her gift of music education to all 1944 The implementation of the US Naval WAVES program Leads to Harriet Ida Pickens and Frances Wills Becoming commissioned officers In November 1887 Granville T. Woods makes it possible for Moving trains to communicate with each other Decreasing accidents with his invention in railway telegraphy 1945 John H. Johnson publishes Ebony Magazine 1968 Shirley Chisholm is elected to the United States House of Representatives And eventually becomes a formidable contender For the 1972 presidential primary Her slogan Unbought and Unbossed In December 1849 Harriet Tubman escapes from the bowels of chattel slavery And becomes an iconic beacon of hope In the quest for freedom for every generation thereafter 1950 Ralph Bunche earns the Nobel Peace Prize For his work in the Middle East through the United Nations Celebrate with me Facts in Black History especially in the 19th and 20th Centuries Black Black History Not just for you and me But for everybody
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