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  2. Decoration Day (tradition) - Wikipedia

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    Decoration Day is a national holiday in Liberia, a nation which was settled starting in 1822 by free and formerly enslaved African Americans. Decoration Day was designated a national holiday and set as the second Wednesday in March by an Act approved on October 24, 1916.

  3. Timeline of African-American history - Wikipedia

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    This is a timeline of African-American history, the part of history that deals with African Americans. Europeans arrived in what would become the present day United States of America on August 9, 1526. With them, they brought families from Africa that they had captured and enslaved with intentions of establishing themselves and future ...

  4. Black History Month - Wikipedia

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    Black History Month is an annually observed commemorative month originating in the United States, where it is also known as African-American History Month. [4] [5] It began as a way of remembering important people and events in the history of the African diaspora, initially lasting a week before becoming a month-long observation since 1970. [6]

  5. Black History Month Through the Years: Every Black History ...

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    97 years of Black History Month themes. 1974 — Helping America Understand. 1975 — Fulfilling America's Promise: Black History Month

  6. 19 Black figures who changed history - AOL

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    Whether you’re wanting to brush up on your Black history or are a full-on history buff looking for your next source of inspiration, you’re bound to discover something new. 1. Harriet Tubman ...

  7. Timeline of African-American firsts - Wikipedia

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    First African-American interracial romantic kiss in a mainstream comics magazine: "The Men Who Called Him Monster", by writer Don McGregor (See also: 1975) and artist Luis Garcia, in Warren Publishing's black-and-white horror-comics magazine Creepy #43 (Jan. 1972) (See also: 1975) [256]

  8. List of African-American holidays - Wikipedia

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    Martin Luther King Jr. Day: 1986: The birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. [1] June 19: Juneteenth National Independence Day: 2021: Commemorates General Order No. 3, the legal decree issued in 1865 by Union General Gordon Granger enforcing the Emancipation Proclamation to the residents of Galveston, Texas, at the end of the American Civil War. [2]

  9. Here's What the Black History Month Colors Are and What They Mean

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    As noted by ASALH's official website, the theme for Black History Month 2023 is Black Resistance, which emphasizes the "ongoing oppression" of Black people throughout American history.