Tag: Black History Month

Personal History In Preparation For Black History Month 

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Yesterday, I wrote about the monument to The Great Migration that honors the six million African Americans who traveled from the South to Chicago beginning in 1910. Today, I touch on my personal history as I prepare to celebrate Black History Month. In 1960, my family lived in Chicago on 31st and Calumet, just five blocks south of […]

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I, Too, Remember Emmett Till #BlackHistoryMonth

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I close this Black History Month with a long quote by the late Sen. John Lewis. His words have stirred my own memories of Emmett Till. Emmett Till became my generation’s poster boy to accompany our parents’ lectures on what could happen to black children who misbehaved while on summer vacation to our Southern relatives. […]

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February Celebrates African American History Month

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African American History Month was first proposed by black educators and students of the Black United Students Organization at Kent State University in February, 1969. Originally named Black History Month, the first actual celebration took place at Kent State the following year. It lasted from January 2 to February 28, 1970. Six years later, Black History […]

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