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African American History Month
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Social Awareness Archive | Global Community Center

the History of Black History Month

On February 12, 1926, historian Carter G. Woodson established Black History Week. He chose this week because both Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln were born during the second week of February. In 1976, the celebration was changed to Black History Month (info from history.com). More >>

Margaret Murray Washingotn

Pioneers in Social Work | Read bios for some of the African American social work pioneers.

 

Margaret M. Washington (left) | Dean of women at Tuskegee Institute, founding member of National Association of Colored Women (NACW), later NACW president... More >>

Quiz | How much do you know about black history? Test your knowledge.

 

Africans in America | PBS presents America's journey through slavery.

Did you know?

(info from infoplease.com)

  • The first African American local-elected official was John Mercer Langston. In 1855, he became town clerk of Brownhelm Township, Ohio.
  • The first African American state-elected official was Alexander Lucius Twilight. In 1836, he was elected to the Vermont legislature.
  • The first African American mayor of a major city was Carl Stokes, mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, from 1967–1971.
  • The first African American woman to serve as a mayor of a major U.S. city was Sharon Pratt Dixon Kelly, mayor of Washington, D.C., from 1991–1995.

more Famous Firsts >>

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Volunteers at Abilene's 2008 MLK Day dinner (from left: alumna Erica Ray; MSSW students Coby Thornton, Sylvia Huang, Stephanie Daniel)

MLK Day volunteers (enlarge)

Spotlight of the Month

*Video Bios*
on biography.com

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*African American Women in History*

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