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Black History Month 2021: 12 Interesting Facts About This Important Cultural Heritage Celebration
02/02/21 AT 7:42 AM Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae star in “Hidden Figures,” which is a great movie option for Black History Month. Photo: 20th Century Fox
Black History Month is observed every February, offering a time to educate one s self on the great contributions and achievements of the African-American community.
In celebration of Black History Month, here are 12 facts and events to remember.
1. Where it all started
The origins of Black History Month can be traced back to 1915, 50 years after the 13th Amendment ended slavery, according to History.com. In this year, historian Carter G. Woodson co-founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History as an answer to the lack of information on the accomplishments of Black people available to the public.
Removal of Emancipation Memorial is ignorant and self-defeating Print this article
What started out as an earnest effort by some to remove statues glorifying a rebellion by the slavery-defending Confederacy has devolved into an absurd effort to destroy all vestiges of the past. Things became especially stupid in Boston as 2020 came to a close, with the city removing the Emancipation Memorial.
Viewed without any context or understanding of its history, it appears to show a slave kneeling before President Abraham Lincoln. In actuality, what the statue depicts is Lincoln holding the Emancipation Proclamation and the slave, shackles broken, looking forward toward his freedom.
Civil Rights Leader Barbara Johns May Replace Robert E. Lee as a Statue in the U.S. Capitol
Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, December 16, 2020
A statue of a Black teenage girl who dared challenge segregation in Virginia schools could soon stand beside George Washington in the U.S. Capitol.
Barbara Rose Johns, who as a 16-year-old in 1951 led a protest of poor learning conditions for Black students in Farmville and helped dismantle school segregation nationwide, has been chosen by an advisory commission to replace Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee as one of two figures representing Virginia in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall.
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Virginia commission chooses civil rights leader Barbara Johns to replace Robert E. Lee statue in U.S. Capitol
Gregory S. Schneider, The Washington Post
Dec. 16, 2020
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RICHMOND, Va. - The statue of a Black teenage girl who dared to challenge segregation in Virginia schools could soon stand beside George Washington in the U.S. Capitol.
Barbara Rose Johns, who as a 16-year-old in 1951 led a protest of poor learning conditions for Black students in Farmville and helped dismantle school segregation nationwide, has been chosen by an advisory commission to replace Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee as one of two figures representing Virginia in the Capitol s Statuary Hall.