• Black History Month happens every February
  • It seeks to highlight black individuals of excellence
  • Here are some facts you might not have known

The Civil Rights movement in the United States was one of the most important movements in modern Western history. Here for you now are some of the most important facts that led to the cultural revolution. 1. Shirley Chisholm, She was the first Black woman elected to Congress and survived multiple assassination attempts when she ran for President of the United States.

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Can you imagine what would have happened if she managed to get elected? What would the world look like now? Here is the next fact: 2. John Baxter Taylor was the first African American to win an Olympic gold medal.

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Sports also played a major role in the movement. 3. Billie Holiday and her song, "Strange Fruit," was originally published as a poem by Abel Meeropol, a Jewish school teacher...

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