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Black History Month. African Americans who have influenced our lives for the better. Why do we celebrate Black History?. To recognize all the struggles the African American people have been through and what was done to achieve them.
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Black History Month African Americans who have influenced our lives for the better
Why do we celebrate Black History? • To recognize all the struggles the African American people have been through and what was done to achieve them. • To remember America’s history: we are all Americans and have an equal right to be here. • To honor those brave people who had big dreams and lived them so others could follow their own dream.
Famous African Americans Oprah Winfrey Maya Angelou Tiger Woods Sojouner Truth Booker T. Washington W.E.B. Du Bois Michael Jordan Langston Hughes George Washington Carver Colin Powell
Famous African Americans cont. Fredrick Douglas Lewis Howard Latimer Marian Anderson Joe Lewis Jackie Robinson Condoleezza Rice Barack Obama Madam C.J. Walker Garrett Morgan Rosa Parks Martin Luther King Jr.