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11 surprising Black history facts to teach your kids
TODAY
2/10/2021
Mireille Harper
All too often, Black history has been overlooked, minimized or even worse erased. Yet the contributions of Black people to society influence every part of how we live, from the art and culture we consume to the rights we have.
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Mansa Musa
(1280–1337) led the Mali Empire at the height of its power and creativity. He directly controlled the price of gold, and he has been described as the richest person in human history.
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Rebecca Lee Crumpler (1831–1895), the first Black woman in the United States to qualify as a doctor, opened her own medical clinic in Boston and dedicated herself to treating women and children who lived in poverty. She treated patients regardless of their ability to pay and often took no money for her work. ....

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