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Jan 28, 2022 · Black communities have held special events in February — the birth month of both Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln — since the late 19th century.
- leslie.gornstein@paramount.com
- CBS News
- Editorial Director
Jun 9, 2020 · Most black people in America are the distant relatives of slaves - people taken from Africa hundreds of years ago, and forced to work in the US for free.
Feb 1, 2023 · As we celebrate Black History Month, it is worth also celebrating the stories of Black incarcerated people whose fight for human rights helped improve prison conditions for people of all races. For much of U.S. history, incarcerated people were denied protection under the Constitution.
Feb 18, 2020 · Six historians weigh in on Black history’s biggest misconceptions, including the Tuskegee experiment and enslaved people’s finances, for Black History Month.
Jan 30, 2024 · This Black History Month, we celebrate the unsung heroes of abortion rights, voting rights, affirmative action, reparations, military inclusion and LGBTQ movements. Here are their stories.
Feb 22, 2021 · The Library's newly digitized gallery of African American portraits from the late 19th and early 20th centuries showcases the lives, hopes and dreams of the famous and the forgotten of the era. Here are stories of Robert Church, Gertrude Mossell and William Pettigrew.