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2. 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 ...

3. In Honor of Black History Month, 30 Black History Facts You ...

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   17. On September 7, 1960, Wilma Rudolph made Olympic history by becoming the first woman, and the first African American woman, to win three gold medals. She became known as the fastest woman in ...

4. List of African-American inventors and scientists - Wikipedia

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   African Americans have been the victims of oppression, discrimination and persecution throughout American history, with an impact on African-American innovation according to a 2014 study by economist Lisa D. Cook, which linked violence towards African Americans and lack of legal protections over the period from 1870 to 1940 with lowered innovation. [1]

5. Black History Month - Wikipedia

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   Black History Month is an annual observance originating in the United States, where it is also known as African-American History Month and was formerly known as Negro History Month before 1976. [4] 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 ...

6. 11 Black history facts you should know - AOL

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   3. Though they were forbidden from signing up officially, a large number of Black women served as scouts, nurses and spies in the Civil War.. 4. One of the greatest African rulers of all time ...

7. 31 Black History Facts You May Not Have Learned in School

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   Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. (Alpha), the first Black male Greek-letter organization, was founded in 1906 at Cornell University. It’s estimated that around 100,000 enslaved people escaped to ...

8. African-American history - Wikipedia

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   African-American history started with the arrival of Africans to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries. Former Spanish slaves who had been freed by Francis Drake arrived aboard the Golden Hind at New Albion in California in 1579. [1] The European colonization of the Americas, and the resulting Atlantic slave trade, led to a large-scale ...

9. Celebrate Black History Month with Your Kids—and These ...

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   In 1926, Black historian Carter G. Woodson set out to designate a week in February for the celebration, education, and commemoration of African American history. A child born that year would be 98 ...