1. Lathrop Intermediate School
Black History
Month
College Prep
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
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2. Black History Month
Black History Month, or National African American History Month, is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing the central role they have played in U.S. history

3. Black History Month
The following are some African Americans who advanced civil rights, or made major impacts in science, government, sports, or entertainment.

4. Civil Rights Leaders
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. leads the fight for rights for African Americans in the 1950’s and
1960’s.
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5. “I have a dream “ – Speech with modern excerpts
“I have a dream “ – Speech with modern excerpts

6. Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man and was arrested. This led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
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7. Science Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.
Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.

8. Government
Thurgood Marshall becomes the first African-American Supreme Court justice. His distinctive tenure of service will last 24 years.
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9. Lathrop Intermediate School Home of the Spartans
Condoleezza Rice is the first African-American woman to serve as U.S. National Security Advisor and the first African-American woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State.
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10. Barack Obama is the first African-American President of the United States. He served from 2009-2017
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11. Sports Track and field athlete Jesse Owens wins four gold
medals in the Berlin Olympics (1936),
thwarting Adolf Hitler’s plan
to use the games to demonstrate
“Aryan supremacy.”
Joe Louis, the iconic “Brown Bomber,” becomes the heavyweight boxing champion of the world in 1937 by defeating James J. Braddock. He will hold the belt for nearly 12 years, a boxing record.
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12. Here are more African American athletes who have made big contributions to their sport.
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13. Entertainment Chuck Berry is a musician from the 1950’s – 1970’s.
A true showman, Berry will go on to write numerous rock and roll classics. He is also responsible for one of rock’s most recognizable stage moves, the duckwalk.
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14.
Johnny B, Goode

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