Oct 14, 2009 · Black history in the United States is a rich and varied chronicle of slavery and liberty, oppression and progress, segregation and achievement.

From slavery and its abolition to the Great Migration, the civil rights movement and military, scientific, cultural and political achievements, explore key moments, milestones, facts and figures ...

Oct 27, 2009 · Black History Month: The celebration of Black History Month began as “Negro History Week,” which was created in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson, a noted African American historian, …

Jan 14, 2010 · Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month.

Dec 4, 2017 · The civil rights movement was an organized effort by Black Americans to end racial discrimination and gain equal rights under the law. It began in the late 1940s and ended in the late …

Feb 4, 2021 · From the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., to the 2008 election of Barack Obama, to widespread global protests declaring Black Lives Matter in 2020, African American history …

Feb 2, 2017 · “As we mark the 40th year of National African American History Month, let us reflect on the sacrifices and contributions made by generations of African Americans, and let us resolve to …

Nov 3, 2017 · They founded the Black Panthers in the wake of the assassination of Black nationalist Malcolm X and after police in San Francisco shot and killed an unarmed Black teen named Matthew …

Apr 25, 2024 · Some 5,000 Black soldiers and sailors fought on the American side during the Revolutionary War. But after the end of the American Revolutionary War, slavery was maintained in …

Jan 28, 2010 · A growing number of Black female artists and writers emerged throughout the Civil War and Reconstruction eras before finally bursting into the mainstream of American culture in the 1920s, …