Women's History Month Maya Angelou (Marguerite Annie Johnson) - (Apr 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American memoirist, essayist, poet, and civil rights activist. She published 7 autobiographies, 3 books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and TV shows

Women's History Month Elizabeth Van Lew (Oct 12, 1818 – Sept 25, 1900) was an American abolitionist, Southern Unionist & philanthropist who recruited & acted as the primary handler of an extensive spy ring for the Union Army in the Confederate capital of Richmond during the American Civil War.

Women's History Month Elizabeth I (Sep 7, 1533 – Mar 24, 1603) was Queen of England & Ireland from Nov 17, 1558 until her death in 1603. She was the last and longest reigning monarch of the House of Tudor. Her eventful reign, and its effect on history & culture, gave name to the Elizabethan era.

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"I don’t see why Iran should pay for what Trump did to children in the 90s" Andy Borowitz.

Black History Month Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 - 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African American president. Obama previously served as a U.S. senator for Illinois.

Black History Month Jack Roosevelt Robinson (1/31/ 1919 – 10/24/1972) - American professional baseball player & the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. Robinson broke the color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on 4/15/1947.

Black History Month The Selma to Montgomery marches were 3 protest marches in 1965, along the 54-mile highway from Selma to Montgomery. They were organized by nonviolent activists to demonstrate the desire of African-American citizens to exercise their constitutional right to vote.

Black History Month Sidney Poitier (February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was a Bahamian-American actor, film director, activist, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor.

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Black History Month Colin Luther Powell (Apr 5, 1937 – Oct 18, 2021) was an American Army general, diplomat, and statesman & was the 65th United States secretary of state from 2001 to 2005 and was the highest-ranking Black American in the federal executive branch in American history at that time.

Black History Month Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) was an American professional boxer and activist. A global cultural icon, he is often regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. In 1999 "The Greatest" was named Sports Personality of the Century by the BBC.

Black History Month Malcolm X (May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965) - an African American revolutionary and Black nationalist leader who rose from a background of poverty, family disruption, and criminal activity to a prominent figure during the civil rights movement until his assassination in 1965.

Black History Month The Black Panthers Founded in October 1966 in Oakland, California, by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale, the Black Panther Party (BPP) was a revolutionary organization that advocated for Black power, self-defense, and socialism.

Black History Month W.E.B. Du Bois (2/23/1868 - 8/27/1963,) was an American sociologist, historian, author, editor,activist & the most important Black protest leader in the USA during the first half of the 20th century. He shared in the creation of the NAACP in 1909.

Black History Month Medgar W. Evers (7/2 /1925 – 6/12/1963)- US civil rights activist who was the NAACP's first field secretary in Mississippi. He was engaged in efforts to overturn racial segregation at University of Mississippi and the enforcement of voting rights prior to his murder by the KKK.

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Black History Month Hiram Rhodes Revels (September 27, 1827 – January 16, 1901) was a Republican politician, minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and college administrator. Elected to the US Senate 1870. He was the 1st African American to serve in either house of the U.S. Congress.

Black History Month The Buffalo Soldiers were pioneering African-American U.S. Army regiments formed in 1866, specifically the 9th and 10th Cavalry and 24th and 25th Infantry who served with distinction on the Western frontier.

Black History Month John Jordan "Buck" O'Neil Jr. (November 13, 1911 – October 6, 2006) was an American first baseman and manager in the Negro American League, mostly with the Kansas City Monarchs. He later was the first MLB coach with the Chicago Cubs.

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Black History Month The Emancipation Proclamation Issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious Confederate states "are, and henceforward shall be free".

Black History Month The Tuskegee Airmen, the 1st black pilots in the U.S. Army Air Corps (Force) during World War 2, trained in Alabama between 1941 & 46. Comprised of nearly 1,000 pilots a & 13,600 support personnel. Nicknamed "The Red Tails" because of red paint on their planes tail rudders.

Black History Month Thoroughgood "Thurgood" Marshall (July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993) was an American civil rights lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1967 until 1991. He was the Supreme Court's first African-American Justice.

Black History Month Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, c February 14, 1818 – February 20, 1895) was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. He was the most important leader of the movement for African-American civil rights in the 1800s.

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Black History Month I read his autobiography .. he endured so much racism.. death threats, etc. When he hit his 715th home run and that guy ran on the field, Hank wasn't sure if he was a fan or if it was someone meaning to do him harm! Remembering Hammerin' Hank on his birthday .. he was my hero.

Black History Month Alexandre Dumas - (born Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), was a French novelist and playwright. His works have been translated into many languages and he is one of the most widely read French authors. The 3 Musketeers is one of his works.

Black History Month Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Ross, c. March 1822 – March 10, 1913) was an American abolitionist and social activist. After escaping slavery, Tubman made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including her family and friends.

Black History Month Nat Turner (October 2, 1800 – November 11, 1831) was an enslaved Black carpenter and preacher who led a four-day rebellion of both enslaved and free Black people in Southampton County, Virginia, in August 1831. Nat Turner's Rebellion resulted in the deaths of about 175 people.

Black History Month Crispus Attucks (c. 1723 – March 5, 1770) - American whaler, sailor, and stevedore of African and Native American ancestry. Shot at the Boston Massacre and often remembered as the first American casualty of the American Revolutionary War.

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