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Politician and educator Shirley Chisholm survived three assassination attempts during her campaign for presidency in 1972.
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Elijah McCoy is regarded as one of the most prominent black inventors ever. He’s credited for inventing over 50 devices in his career.
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Charles Richard Drew was an African-American surgeon and medical researcher.
One of the most prominent doctors of his time, Dr. Charles Drew created the first major blood banks, blood plasma programs and bloodmobiles.
Countries like the United Kingdom and the Netherlands celebrate Black History Month in October.
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Stevie Wonder helped make Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday a national holiday with the assistance of special lyrics from his song.
Jazz, an African American musical form born out of the blues, ragtime and marching bands, originated in Louisiana (19th century).
America westward expansion and the abolition movement provoked a great debate over slavery that would tear the Union apart in the Civil War.
Robert Johnson became the first African American billionaire when he sold the cable station he founded, Black Entertainment T.V. in 2001.
April 5, 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first African American to play Major League Baseball when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers.
George Washington Carver developed 300 derivative products from peanuts among them cheese, milk, coffee, flour, ink, dyes, and cosmetics.
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The celebration of Black History Month began as “^Black History Week,” which was created in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson. (Altered Word)
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Madam Walker was “first black woman millionaire in America” and made her fortune thanks to her line of hair care products for black women.
Malcolm X was an African American leader in the civil rights movement, minister and supporter of black rights movement.
