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Understanding Black History Month by Oscar Panez Lizarga is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Black History Month was established in 1926 as Negro History Week to remind Americans of their ethnic roots and increase mutual respect. It was expanded to the entire month of February in 1976 and is now known as Black History Month. February was chosen because it contains the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln, who issued the Emancipation Proclamation freeing slaves, and Frederick Douglas, one of the most influential leaders and authors in American history. The month aims to expose racial prejudice and recognize
- Author
- Oscar Panez Lizarga
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- EN