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This crusade is much more important than the anti-lynching movement, because there would be no lynching if it did not start in the schoolroom.- Carter G. Woodson

Black History

Black History Month

The story of Black History Month begins in Chicago during the summer of 1915. An alumnus of the University of Chicago with many friends in the city, Carter G. Woodson traveled from Washington, D.C. to participate in a national celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of emancipation sponsored by the state of Illinois. Thousands of African Americans travelled from across the country to see exhibits highlighting the progress their people had made since the destruction of slavery. Inspired by the three-week celebration, Woodson decided to form an organization to promote the scientific study of black life and history before leaving town.

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5. Henrietta Lacks

4. Jane Bolin

3. Robert Sengstacke Abbott

2.Shirley CHisholm

1. Alvin Ailey

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15. Frederick McKinley Jones

5. Henrietta Lacks

10. Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler

14. Annie Lee Cooper

9. Dorothy Height

4. Jane Bolin

13. Gil Scott-Heron

3. Robert Sengstacke Abbott

8. Gordon Parks

12. Benjamin O. Davis, Sr.

7. Bayard Rustin

2.Shirley CHisholm

11. Claudette Colvin

1. Alvin Ailey

6. Phillis Wheatley

Ailey’s dances—celebrations of African American beauty and history—did more than move bodies; they opened minds. His dances were revolutionary social statements that staked a claim as powerful in his own time as in ours: Black life is central to the American story and deserves a central place in American art and on the world stage.”- Director Jamila Wignot

Did you know that:In 1958, at just 27 years old, he founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

Alvin Ailey

When Mr. Ailey died on December 1, 1989, The New York Times said of him, “you didn’t need to have known [him] personally to have been touched by his humanity, enthusiasm, and exuberance and his courageous stand for multi-racial brotherhood.”

Mr. Ailey was born on January 5, 1931. Born in the rural South (Texas), Mr. Ailey used his experiences to inspire his choreography. Mr. Ailey was mentored by the founder of the first racially integrated dance companies in the United States. After his mentor's death, he took over the school and began performing in Broadway shows.In 2014, Mr. Ailey received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his commitment to Civil Rights and dance in America.

"I want to be remembered as a woman … who dared to be a catalyst of change."- Shirley Chisholm

Did you know that:In 1972, Chisholm became the FIRST African American and the FIRST woman to run for President of the United States

'The next time a woman runs, or a black, a Jew or anyone from a group that the country is 'not ready' to elect to its highest office, I believe that he or she will be taken seriously from the start.'

Shirley Chisholm

Shirley Chisholm

On the 50th Anniversary of Chisholm's campaign announcement, Congresswoman Barbara Lee stated: "From voting rights, to eradicating poverty and dismantling gender and racial injustice, we must keep Congresswoman Chisholm’s philosophy of being ‘unbought and unbossed’ with us as we fight for a more just future.”

Born on November 30, 1924, Ms. Chisholm was the daughter of immigrant parents. Ms. Chisholm would forge her way using her great oratory skills.By 1960, Ms. Chisholm had not only begun her work providing education for American youth, she had also joined several organizations to fight for equality.Throughout her career, she broke glass ceilings. In 2015, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

"No greater glory, no greater honor, is the lot of man departing than a feeling possessed deep in his heart that the world is a better place for his having lived."- Robert Sengstacke Abbott

Did you know that Mr. Abbott made a specific choice not to use the words 'Negro' or 'black' when printing The Defender. Instead, he preferred 'the Race' or 'Race men and Race women,' which had become key phrases in the Black Pride/Garveism movements of the 1920s.

Robert Sengstacke Abbott's biographer, Roi Ottley stated: "...With the exception of the Bible, no publication [The Defender] was more influential among the Negro masses.”

Robert Sengstacke Abbott

Born on December 24, 1870, in St. Simons Island, GA, Mr. Abbott's formerly enslaved parents imparted the importance of education to their son. Mr. Abbott would attend the Hampton Institue and later graduate Kent Law School in 1899. In 1905, Mr. Abbott founded the Chicago Defender, after being prevented from practicing law due to his race. The Defender would become one of the foremost papers within the Black community, advocating for northern migration and writing of injustices but also of a spirit that represented unapologetic Black pride, dignity and assertiveness.

"Those gains we have made were never graciously and generously granted. We have had to fight every inch of the way—in the face of sometimes insufferable humiliations."-Jane Bolin

Did you know that Jane Bolin became the first African-American woman to serve as assistant corporate counsel for New York City..

Jane Bolin

On her 85th birthday the Chief Judge of NY said: "When I was sworn in as Chief Judge of the State of New York exactly two weeks ago today, I spoke of the difficulties I had encountered finding a job as a woman lawyer back in 1963. I can only imagine the barriers that confronted you, which you so ably surmounted. . . . I’d like to borrow your birthday to express my gratitude to you for hurdling the barriers and easing the way for all women lawyers and judges"

Born on April 11, 1908, in Poughkeepsie, NY, Jane Bolin was the daughter of an interracial couple.Ms. Bolin excelled at school, graduating in her mid-teens before enrolling in Wellesley College. During this period Ms. Bolin was one of only two Black students at the school and was forced to live off campus due to the exclusionary and racist climate of the time. Despite this, Ms. Bolin graduated at the top of her class and attended Yale Law School.She would become the first Black woman to graduate from Yale Law, the first Black woman to join the NY Bar Association, and the first Black female judge in the United States.

But I tell you one thing, I don't want to be immortal if it mean living forever, cause then everybody else just die and get old in front of you while you stay the same, and that's just sad.” ― Rebecca Skloot, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Did you know that In 2023, more than 70 years after Henrietta's family was finally compensated via a confidential agreement with Thermo Fisher, who had made billions off her cells.

'The time is now for Europe and America to come to terms with its colonial past and address the pain exploitation and atrocities that it has inflicted upon black people. Henrietta’s story is woven into this very fabric. Be that impetus for change, don’t wait for the funders to control your narrative. As Sam Cook states “Change can come, but frustrated silence or anger that alienates potential advocates could move it out of reach yet again”.'

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Henrietta Lacks

In 2023 U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland stated: "Henrietta Lacks changed the course of modern medicine. It is long past time that we recognize her life-saving contributions to the world.”

Born on August 1, 1920, in Roanoke, VA, Mrs. Lacks lost her mother at an early age. Unfortunately, her father was unable to care for her and her ten siblings after the passing of his wife, and Henrietta (nickname Hennie) was sent to live with her maternal grandfather. It was here living in the former slave quarters on the former plantation of her white great-grandfather and great-uncle that Hennie would meet her husband, David 'Day' Lacks.Less than three months after the birth of Mrs. Lacks ' fifth child, she was diagnosed with epidermoid carcinoma. Mrs. Lacks was treated with radium tubes, but unbeknownst to her a tissue sample was taken. Johns Hopkins researcher, Geroge Otto Gey, was given two samples from Mrs. Lacks, one cancerous and one healthy. From the cancerous sample, the researcher identified HeLa immortal cells. These cells have been used to make some of the biggest biomedical research discoveries of the modern era, including the polio vaccine.

Sources Beyond Seen

“Alvin Ailey.” 2010. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. February 5, 2010. https://www.alvinailey.org/alvin-ailey-american-dance-theater/alvin-ailey.“Congresswoman Barbara Lee Commemorates 50th Anniversary of Shirley Chisholm’s Presidential Campaign.” House.gov, 24 Jan. 2022, https://lee.house.gov/news/press-releases/congresswoman-barbara-lee-commemorates-50th-anniversary-of-shirley-chisholms-presidential-campaign.Hauad, Veronica. “Robert S. Abbott and the Chicago Defender.” Osu.edu, https://u.osu.edu/gordon.3/files/2012/06/Veronica-Hauad1.pdf. Accessed 5 Feb. 2024.Historical Society of the New York Courts. “Judge Jane Bolin.” Historical Society of the New York Courts, 21 Feb. 2018, https://history.nycourts.gov/judge-jane-bolin/.

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