New signage honoring three Ardmore pioneers was unveiled Wednesday at Fraley Park. The sign honors Mazola McKerson, Mentha Varner, and Charles E. Fraley.
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Black History week began in 1926, five years after the Tulsa Massacre, by historian, scholar, and author Dr. Carter G. Woodson. Dr. Woodson chose a week during February to honor the Great Emancipator President Abraham Lincoln and Scholar and Orator Frederick Douglas s birthdays. Douglass escaped slavery and became a prominent activist, author, and public speaker. He was a leader in the abolitionist movement, which sought to end slavery practices of slavery. The purpose of Black History Week was to honor the significant contributions of African Americans in U.S. history. In 1976, during President Gerald Ford s administration, Black History Week expanded to a month-long celebration.