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BLACK HISTORY
MONTH 2022
PRESENTED BY MARCUS BLACK HISTORY CLUB

PAST TO PRESENT
Presented by the
Marcus Black
History Club,
this newsletter is
made to honor
achievements
made by past
and present
Black
Americans. From
Ruby Bridges to
Kobe Bryant to
Sidney Poiter,
there are true
pioneers in the
black community
that must be
honored during
Black History
Month.
 THE
FATHER
OF
BLACK
HISTORY
MONTH
CARTER G. WOODSON

Carter G. Woodson was a notable African American scholar,

historian, author, and educator. On February 7, 1926, Woodson
initiated the first celebration of African American history: "Negro
History Week." In the year 1976, President Gerald Ford initiated
an official recognition of Black History Month. This celebration
would become a month-long observence, hence the name "Black
History Month."
 Fun Fact: February was chosen for Black History
Month as Fredrick Douglass and Abraham
Lincoln both have birthdays within the month.

Fun Fact: Two countries observe Black History

Month in October rather than February: Ireland
and the United Kingdom. Countries that
celebrate during February include Canada,
Germany, and the Netherlands.

Fun Fact: Rosa Parks was not the first African

American to refuse to move seats on a
Montgomery bus line. Fifteen-year-old
Claudette Colvin had refused to relinquish her
seat just 9 months prior.
 BLACK INVENTORS
Lewis Latimer is most known for his
evaporative air conditioner, carbon
filaments for light bulbs, and toilet
systems for railroad cars.

Osbourn Dorsey was an African

American man who invented both
the doorknob and doorstop in
1878.

Miles Alexander was an African

American inventor known for
patenting automatically opening and
closing elevator doors.
THE NAACP
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE
ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE

The NAACP, also known rights organization. Now,

as the National the organization's mission
Association for the is to advocate for civil
Advancement of Colored rights in local and global
People is an organization communities, like voting
founded on February 12, rights. Currently, there are
1909 by 12 individuals, over half a million
including the notable Ida members in the NAACP.
B. Wells and W.E.B. Du
Bois. Formed in response
of increased lynchings of
Black Americans, the
NAACP is the nation's
oldest, largest, and most
widely recognized civil
JANUARY 1, 1863
The Emancipation Proclamation is issued by President Lincoln,
which frees slaves only in rebellious, Confederate States, not in
the North.
APRIL 9, 1865
General Lee surrenders in Virginia, the Civil War is over.

JUNE 19, 1865

General Granger delivers the news of freedom to Texas slaves.
Slaves in Galveston, TX were the last to learn of their freedom:
over 2 years after Lincoln's Proclamation.
DECEMBER 1865
The 13th Amendment is passed, which abolishes slavery in all
states.
JUNE 7, 1979
Texas becomes the first state to recognize Juneteenth as an
official holiday.
JUNE 17, 2021
President Biden signs it into law, recognizing Juneteenth as a
National Federal Holiday.

THE HISTORY OF
JUNETEENTH
Juneteenth, also called Emancipation Day or Freedom
Day, is a holiday celebrated by African Americans. It
commemorates the day in which Galveston, TX slaves
learned of their freedom.

Many Black Americans still celebrate Juneteenth

today. Parades and festivals are held every year to
celebrate independence and freedom.

In 1866, former slaves combined the words 'June' and

'nineteenth,' creating the name Juneteenth.
 Former slave, Nathan
"Nearest" Green, born 1820
in Tennessee is regarded as
the first known African
American master distiller.
He is credited for teaching
Jack Daniel the whiskey
techniques used in Jack
Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey. Uncle Nearest, as he was called
by family and friends, taught Daniel the Lincoln County
Process, which turns bourbon to Tennessee whiskey. When
Jack Daniel opened his distillery in 1866, he appointed Green
as his master distiller. In 2017, Uncle Nearest Premium
Whiskey was founded in honor of Green and was the most
awarded American Whiskey or Bourbon of 2019 and 2020.

NATHAN GREEN
JACK DANIEL'S FIRST MASTER DISTILLER
 HAPPY BLACK
HISTORY MONTH!
SPECIAL THANKS TO MARCUS BLACK
HISTORY CLUB SPONSOR MRS.
SISTRUNK

CLUB PRESIDENT: ELLA GREENE

VICE PRESIDENT: KYLA HUGHES
SECRETARY: FAITH KAMAU
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PHOTOGRAPHER: JAYLA LANDOU-
AUBREY

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