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Black History Month Sample
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1
Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes

Author
Michael Anderson
Michael Anderson
James P(rice) Johnson
James P(rice) Johnson

Jazz Vocalist
Charles Remond
Charles Remond

Abolition
Althea Gibson
Althea Gibson

International Tennis Hall of Fame
 
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Feb

2
Simmie Knox
Simmie Knox


Artist
David Crosthwait
David Crosthwait


Inventors & Inventions
Simon Estes
Born on This Date 1938
[Giftofstrength.com]
Opera
Ralph Abernathy
Ralph Abernathy


American Civil Rights Movement
Jackie Joyner Kersee
Jackie Joyner Kersee


Track & Field
 
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Feb

3
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou

Poet
Ronald McNair
Ronald McNair
Lil Hardin Armstrong
Lil Hardin Armstrong

Jazz Vocalist
Ralph Bunche
Ralph Bunche

Awarded 1950 Nobel Peace Prize
James Cool Papa Bell
James "Cool Papa" Bell

Baseball Hall of Fame
 
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Feb

4
James Baldwin
James Baldwin

Author
Mae Jemison
Mae Jemison

First African-American Female in Space
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong

Jazz Trumpeter
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Rosa Parks
Roy Campanella
Roy Campanella

Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
 
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Feb

5
Romare Bearden
Romare Bearden

Artist
Guy Bluford
Guy Bluford

Astronaut
Pearl Bailey
Pearl Bailey

Popular Singer
Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Chisholm

Stateswomen
Hank Aaron
Hank Aaron

Baseball Hall of Fame
 
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Feb

6
Anne Spencer
Anne Spencer

Poet
Charles Bolden
Charles Bolden

Astronaut
Bob Marley
Bob Marley

Popular Singer
Ella Josephine Baker
Ella Josephine Baker

Civil Rights Leader
Arthur Ashe
Arthur Ashe

International Tennis Hall of Fame
 
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Feb

7
Christopher Paul Curtis
Christopher Paul Curtis

yaauthorWinner of the 2000 Newbery Award for Bud, Not Buddy
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Hazel Johnson-Brown
Count Basie
Count Basie

Composer/Conductor
Martin Delany
Martin Delany

African-American Civil Rights Leaders
Ernie Davis
Ernie Davis

1961 Heisman Trophy Winner
 
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Feb

8
Faith Ringgold
Faith Ringgold

African-American Artists
James Forten
James Forten

African-American Mathematicians, Scientists & Inventors
Alvin Ailey
Alvin Ailey

African American Performing Artists
Josephine Allensworth
Josephine Allensworth

African-American Educators
Buck Leonard
Buck Leonard

Baseball Hall of Fame
 
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Feb

9
Alice Walker
Alice Walker

African-American Authors
Percy L. Julian
Percy L. Julian

Medical Research
Lovie Austin
Lovie Austin

Jazz Vocalist
Daisy Bates
Daisy Bates

African-American Civil Rights Leaders
Art Shell
Art Shell

Football Hall of Fame
 
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Feb

10
Ralph Waldo Ellison
Ralph Waldo Ellison

Author
Alexa Canady
Alexa Canady

Physician
Clarence Gatemouth Brown
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown

Jazz Musician
Charles Evers
Charles Evers

Politician/Social Leader
Andrew Rube Foster
Andrew "Rube" Foster

Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
 
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Feb

11
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Virginia Hamilton

Young-adult Author
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Benjamin Solomon Carson

Physician
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Bill Cosby

Comedian/Actor
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Scholar
Walter Payton
Walter Payton

Member of the Football Hall of Fame
 
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Feb

12
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Jacqueline Woodson

Author for Young Adults
George Washington Carver
George Washington Carver

Scientist
Dorothy Dandridge
Dorothy Dandridge

Actor
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln

The American Presidency
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Bill Russell

Basketball Hall of Fame
 
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Feb

13
Earl B. Lewis
Earl B. Lewis

Young-adult Author
Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.

Military Leader
Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee
Ossie Davis

Actors and Social Activists
Barbara Jordan
Barbara Jordan

Stateswoman
Eddie Robinson
Eddie Robinson

Winningest Coach in College Football History
 
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Feb

14
Zora Neale Hurston
Zora Neale Hurston

Author
Elijah McCoy
Elijah McCoy

Canadian-born Inventor
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington

Composer/Conductor
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass

Advocate for Human Rights and Civil Rights
Jesse Owens
Jesse Owens

Track and Field Champion at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin
 
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Feb

15
Cheryl Willis Hudson
Cheryl Willis Hudson

Poet
Mary Mahoney
Mary Mahoney

African-American Health Care Professionals
Sidney Bechet
Sidney Bechet

Jazz
Julian Bond
Julian Bond

African-American Civil Rights Leaders
Valerie Still
Valerie Still

Basketball
 
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Feb

16
Arna Bontemps
Arna Bontemps

African-American Authors
Henry McBay
Henry McBay

African-American Scientists
Denyce Graves
Denyce Graves

Opera
Ruby Bridges
Ruby Bridges

African-American Civil Rights Leaders
Major Taylor
Major Taylor

African-American Sports Figures
 
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Feb

17
Gordon Parks
Gordon Parks

Photographer
Earl G. Graves, Sr.
Earl G. Graves, Sr.

Business Leader
Marian Anderson
Marian Anderson

Opera Singer
Mickey Leland
Mickey Leland

Social and Political Leader
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Michael Jordan

Basketball Player
 
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Feb

18
Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison

1993 Nobel Laureate for Literature
Henry Aaron Hill
Henry Aaron Hill

Chemist
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin

Popular Singer
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Condoleezza Rice

U.S. Government
Bill Pickett
Bill Pickett

Rodeo Cowboy
 
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Feb

19
Hale Woodruff
Hale Woodruff

Artist
Mary Elizabeth Bowser
Mary Elizabeth Bowser

Union Spy in the American Civil War
Dick Gregory
Dick Gregory

Comedian/Social Activist
Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall

First African-American Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court
Joe Louis
Joe Louis

International Boxing Hall of Fame
 
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Feb

20
Gloria & Jerry Pinkney
Gloria & Jerry Pinkney
Crispus Attucks
Crispus Attucks

Martyr of the Boston Massacre
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Scott Joplin
Mary McLeod Bethune
Mary McLeod Bethune

Educator
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Wilma Rudolph
 
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Feb

21
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Phyllis Wheatley
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Lewis Latimer

Inventors & Inventions
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Spike Lee

Filmmaker
Malcolm X
Malcolm X

U.S. Civil Rights Leader
Florence Griffith Joyner
Florence Griffith Joyner

USA Track and Field Hall of Fame
 
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Feb

22
Richard Howard Hunt
Richard Howard Hunt

African-American Artists
Garrett Morgan
Garrett Morgan

African-American Inventors
Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg

African-American Performing Artists
Douglas Wilder
Douglas Wilder

African-American Political Leaders
Wilt Chamberlain
Wilt Chamberlain

Member of the Basketball Hall of Fame
 
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Feb

23
Benjamin Brawley
Benjamin Brawley

African-American Authors
Alvin Poussaint
Alvin Poussaint

African-American Scientists
Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah

African-American Performing Artists
W.E.B. Du Bois
W.E.B. Du Bois

Scholar
Dave Winfield
Dave Winfield

Baseball Hall of Fame
 
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Feb

24
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August Wilson

1987 Pulitzer Prize for Fences 1990 Pulitzer Prize for The Piano Lesson 1987 Tony Award for Fences

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Tuskegee Airmen

Inventor
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The Marsalis Family

Musicians
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Sojourner Truth

Human Rights/Civil Rights
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Muhammad Ali

International Boxing Hall of Fame
 
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Feb

25
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Carter Woodson

Historian
Benjamin Banneker
Benjamin Banneker

Mathematician
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W.C. Handy

Composer
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Harriet Tubman

Human Rights
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Lenny Wilkens

Member of the Baketball Hall of Fame
 
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Feb

26
Jupiter Hammon
Jupiter Hammon

Author/Poet
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Colin Powell
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Paul Robeson

Actor
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Laureate of the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize
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Serena and Venus Williams

Serena WilliamsVenus Williams
 
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Feb

27
Picture Richard Wright
Richard Wright

Author
Picture of Granville Woods
Granville Woods

Inventor
Picture of Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey

Talk Show Host
Picture of Andrew Young
Andrew Young

Statesman
Picture of Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods

Golfer
 
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Feb

28
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Javaka Steptoe

Young-adult Author
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Norbert Rillieux

Inventor
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Keshia Knight Pulliam

Actor
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Elijah Muhammad

Religious Leader
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Jackie Robinson

Baseball Hall of Fame
 
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Feb

29
Loïs Mailou Jones
Loïs Mailou Jones

African-American Artists
James Wormley
James Wormley

African-American Business Leaders
Will Smith
Will Smith

African-American Performing Artists
JAMES FARMER
James Farmer

African-American Civil Rights Leaders
Wyomia Tyus
Wyomia Tyus

African-American Sports Figures
 

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This guide last edited 09/02/2004
This guide last revised 09/02/2004
This guide created 07/20/2004