Black History Month

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  1. 3. The idea of celebrating Black achievements in 1926 started what was called Negro History week.
  2. 6. Barack _________ was the first Black man to be elected president of the United States.
  3. 8. Black History _________ became a nationally recognized event in 1976.
  4. 10. Many Black people have faced a lot of unfair _________________ in their life because of the color of their skin.
  5. 11. The United States is not the only ________ to celebrate Black History Month.
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  1. 1. Many black people were in ________ schools before they began to allow races to mix.
  2. 2. _________ is the month dedicated to celebrating Black history because it was the month that the NAACP was founded and the month of both Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln's birthday.
  3. 4. The _________ renaissance cultural movement in the 1920's highlighted the achievements of Black people, mostly art, music, and books.
  4. 5. Carter G. _________ is known as the father of Black History
  5. 7. Abraham _________ passed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, but it did not free all slaves, only some.
  6. 9. The ________ is a foundation made in 1909 to create justice for African Americans in the United States.