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I'll keep adding to this thread so we celebrate and learn together. #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #365Black
12:16 PM - Feb 02, 2024
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The 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery, was adopted by the 38th Congress. Ratification was completed on December 6, 1865. #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #365Black
12:16 PM - Feb 02, 2024
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Scientist and mathematician Benjamin Banneker is credited with helping to design the blueprints for Washington, D.C. #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #365Black
12:16 PM - Feb 02, 2024
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February 2, 1839: Inventor Edmond Berger patented the spark plug. #BlackHistoryMonth
12:36 PM - Feb 02, 2024 (Edited)
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In 1965, Ruby Dee was the first African American actress to play a major role at the American Shakespeare Festival. #BlackHistoryMonth
06:45 PM - Feb 03, 2024
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Happy Birthday to Rosa Parks, best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The United States Congress has called her the First Lady of Civil Rights and the mother of the freedom movement. #BlackHistoryMonth
03:53 PM - Feb 04, 2024 (Edited)
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Rosa Louise McCauley Parks: February 4, 1913 - October 24, 2005 #Thankyou #BlackHistoryMonth
03:55 PM - Feb 04, 2024
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"I’ll tell you how I’d like to be remembered: as a black man who won the heavyweight title and who was humorous and who treated everyone right." #MuhammadAli #GOAT #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM
12:14 AM - Feb 06, 2024
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A Salute to Black Directors: IMDb salutes visionary directors who have changed cinematic history with their groundbreaking work. #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM
10:17 AM - Feb 06, 2024
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A Celebration of Black Superheroes: From Black Panther to Catwoman to Makkari, we celebrate the portrayals of Black Superheroes throughout cinematic history. #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM
10:17 AM - Feb 06, 2024
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Cathay Williams was the first African-American woman to enlist and serve in the Army posing as a man. She served for two years before a doctor discovered that she was a woman, after a bout with smallpox, leading to her discharge. #BlackHistoryMonth
12:10 PM - Feb 06, 2024
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#BlackHistoryMonth : Maya Angelou worked as the 1st black female streetcar conductor in San Francisco, California, before graduating from HS
11:14 PM - Feb 07, 2024
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The first major black superhero, the Black Panther, debuted in Fantastic Four No. 52 in July 1966. #BlackHistoryMonth
12:45 PM - Feb 10, 2024
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In 1983, Guion Bluford became the first black astronaut to travel in space. #BlackHistoryMonth
12:48 PM - Feb 10, 2024
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Politician Shirley Chisholm was the first major-party African-American candidate for President of the United States. #BlackHistoryMonth
12:50 PM - Feb 10, 2024
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Dr. Patricia Bath, MD received her medical degree from Howard University. Dr. Bath invented a new device and technique for cataract surgery known as laser phaco. #BlackHistoryMonth
01:24 PM - Feb 10, 2024
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In 1959, police were called to a segregated library when a Black 9-year-old boy trying to check out books refused to leave after being told the library was not for Black people. The boy, Ronald McNair, went on to become an astronaut. The library is also now named after him. #BlackHistoryMonth
11:51 AM - Feb 12, 2024
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February 13, 1923: The first Black professional basketball team was organized. They were called "The Renaissance." #BlackHistoryMonth
10:11 AM - Feb 13, 2024
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