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Black History Month

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First black actor to play Shakespeare's Othello, on Broadway.
He was a Christian preacher that traveled from plantation to plantation ministering to the slaves. Nicknamed " the prophet".
Published a long essay, The Fire Next Time, in which he predicted the outbursts of Black anger to come.
First African-american woman elected to the United State Congress and nominated for the President of the united states in 1972.
A cultural, social, and artistic explosion"new Negro Movement. Included Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, etc.
Jamaican political leader, publisher journalist, entrepreneur, orator, and proponent of the Pan-Americanism movement.
Born Malcolm Little; considered "little" a slave name and chose "X" to signify his lost tribal name.
In the 1750's he invented the first clock in america. It was this invention that put his talents on display for the country.
Banks would often lend to lower-income Whites, but not middle and upper-income blacks.The term was coined in the late 1960's by John McKnight.
Secretary for National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Murdered by Byron DE La Beck-with, a member of the Ku Klux Klan.
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Intellectual achievements of this people in Spain had lasting effects; when Europe had two universities, they had seventeen.
The first great Meso-american civilization
Co-founded the Black Panther Party for self-defense in 1966.
In Sheba, women played an important role in society and were equal to men in nearly all spheres. She none as the queen of the south.
Founded the National Council of Negro Women in New York City in 1935.
One of the most successful Black economies in American history.
First Black female self-made millionaire in america.
First African-American to serve as president. # 44
Received Grammy Hall of Fame Award for interpretation of " I Love You, Porgy in 2000.
Co-founded the NAACP in 1909.