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To commemorate and celebrate the contributions to  American history made by people of African descent, American historian Carter G. Woodson established Black History Week. The first celebration occurred on Feb. 12, 1926. For many years, the second week of February was set aside for this celebration to coincide with the birthdays of abolitionist/editor Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. In 1976, as part of the nation’s bicentennial, the week was expanded into Black History Month. Each year, U.S. presidents proclaim February as National African-American History Month.

THE KING CENTER

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Grass Roots: African Origins of an American Art

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African Athletes Shine in American Football

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Black Economic Empowerment in America

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Historically Black Colleges and Universities

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Nonviolent Protest: Following Martin Luther King Jr.

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U.S. Civil Rights Movement

Justice for All: The Legacy of Thurgood Marshall

The attorney who ended legal segregation in the United States with his victory in the "Brown v. Board of Education" case, and the U.S. Supreme Court justice who expanded rights for every individual American -- women, minorities, and immigrants, among many others.

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Beyond Dr. King:

More Stories of American Achievement

"There are two types of laws: there are just laws and there are unjust laws...What is the difference between the two?...An unjust law is a man-made code that is out of harmony with the moral law...Paul Tillich has said that sin is separation. Isn't segregation an existential expression of man's tragic separation, an expression of his awful estrangement, his terrible sinfulness?"

- Martin Luther King, Jr., 1963

The National Museum of African American History &Culture

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The National Urban League

is a historic civil rights organization dedicated to economic empowerment in order to elevate the standard of living in historically underserved urban communities.

  The annual theme of the African American History Month is set by 

Free At Last - The U.S. Civil Rights Movement (Türkçe)

This book recounts how African-American slaves and their descendants struggled to win — both in law and in practice — the civil rights enjoyed by other Americans. It is a story of dignified persistence and struggle, a story that produced great heroes and heroines, and one that ultimately succeeded by forcing Americans to confront squarely the shameful gap between their universal principles of equality and justice and the inequality, injustice, and oppression faced by millions of their fellow citizens.

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