Black History Month 2022

Black History Month 2022 – Celebrating the achievements and history of African Americans

In 1976, President Gerald Ford designated February as Black History Month to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.  Find out about some of the many African American Heroes including  Martin Luther King Jr., Thurgood Marshall, George Washington Carver, Frederick Douglass, Rosa Parks, Shirley Chisholm, Bessie Coleman, Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., Katherine Johnson, John Lewis, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Booker T. Washington, Ida B. Wells, Pioneers of Science and many more at African American Heroes https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/topic/african-american-heroes.

Additional information may be found at:
https://www.africanamericanhistorymonth.gov

More resources:
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-history-month
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/black-history-month
https://www.africanamericanhistorymonth.gov
https://www.calendarr.com/united-states/black-history-month/