This Day In History

 

On February 10, 1976, President Gerald R. Ford issued a message recognizing Black History Month, becoming the first President to do so. The moment was decades in the making. In 1926 historian, author, and activist Dr. Carter G. Woodson introduced “Negro History Week.” Woodson, who had founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (now the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, ASALH) ten years earlier, chose the month of February to honor the birthdays of two prominent abolitionists: Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. The holiday gained national recognition in the 1960s, when activists of the Civil Rights Movement brought Negro History Week to college campuses across the country. 

Taken from: https://ford.blogs.archives.gov/2024/02/01/recognition-of-black-history-month/

Clara Luper - Oklahoma Civil Rights Activist

 

Clara Luper being arrested at an Oklahoma City Sit - In in the 1950s

Clara Luper was a teacher in Oklahoma in the 1950s who organized Sit - Ins in Oklahoma.  Sit - Ins were a strategy of the non - violent movement in the Civil Rights Movement.  African Americans would sit at the front counter, and refuse to leave till served.  When the younger whites would attack those sitting at the front counter - the African Americans would not fight back and just sit there and take it.  They would be pulled out of their chair and be kicked and punched, food would be dumped on their head, and sometimes even arrested.  I truly do not think we could do that today.  Clara Luper wouls organize sit - ins with kids!

An Oklahoman sit - in organized by Clara Luper.

Below is a video of Clara Luper's Significance. 

This Day In History

 

This Day in Black History: Feb. 9, 1906

Poet Paul Lawrence Dunbar dies in Dayton, Ohio. Also, Leroy “Satchel” Paige nominated to Baseball Hall of Fame.

Taken from: https://www.bet.com/article/qfcy6e/this-day-in-black-history-feb-9-1906

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On Feb. 8, 1986, figure skater Debi Thomas became the first African-American to win the Women's Singles of the U.S. National Figure Skating Championship competition while studying as a pre-med student at Stanford University.

Taken from: https://www.bet.com/article/ybfhif/this-day-in-black-history-feb-8-1986

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American basketball player LeBron James became the all-time highest scorer in the NBA, surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record of 38,387.

February 7, 2023

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/February-7

The Green Book

 

The Green Book was a travel guide that helped African American travelers navigate the United States during the Jim Crow era. It was important because it provided information on businesses that were welcoming to Black travelers, which helped to mitigate the risk of racial violence. 

Youtube video that shows importance of the Green Book:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCvGFlxuce8

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American tennis player Arthur Ashe, who was the first black man to win a Grand Slam championship, died of AIDS-related pneumonia; he had likely contracted the virus through a tainted blood transfusion received during coronary bypass surgeries.

February 6, 1993

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/February-6

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U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell appeared before the United Nations Security Council to present evidence that Iraq possessed proscribed weapons of mass destruction and posed an immediate danger.

February 5, 2003

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/February-5

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Rosa Parks

American civil rights activist

born

February 4, 1913
Tuskegee, Alabama
(Birthday tomorrow)

died

October 24, 2005 (aged 92)
Detroit, Michigan

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/February-4

A Momment for Equality

 

Great moment in African American History.  The video below explains the moment:

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Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution ratified

On this day in 1870, the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States was ratified, guaranteeing the right to vote regardless of race and intending to ensure, with the Fourteenth Amendment, the civil rights of former slaves.

Februsry 3, 1870

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/February-3

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Ban on African National Congress lifted

On this day in 1990, South African President F.W. de Klerk lifted the 30-year ban on the African National Congress, resulting in the release from prison of Nelson Mandela and marking the beginning of the end of apartheid.

February 2, 1990

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/February-2

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American writer Langston Hughes, one of the foremost interpreters to the world of the Black experience in the United States, was born.

February 1, 1902

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/February-1

Black History Month 2025

 

Febuary is Black History Month.  A time to celebrate and highlight moments in Black History!  This month every post on my blog will highlight a moment in Black History.  

A GREAT way to start Black History Month is the Black National Anthem!

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The United Kingdom formally left the European Union, more than three years after the country voted for “Brexit.”

January 31,2020

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/January-31

Extra Credit Opportunity

 

Our classroom needs Glue Sticks!  If you bring me 5 glue sticks - I will give you 5 points extra credit.

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“Great Soul” assassinated

Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi—considered the father of his country and internationally esteemed for his doctrine of nonviolent protest (satyagraha) to achieve political and social progress—was assassinated on this day in 1948.

January 30, 1948

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/January-30

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The Prohibition (Eighteenth) Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified and went into effect the following year.

January 29, 1919

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/January-29

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Explosion of the space shuttle Challenger

On this day in 1986, the U.S. space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff from Florida, killing all seven aboard, including a schoolteacher who had been chosen as the first American civilian to travel in space.

January 28, 1986

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/January-28

2025 Holocaust Remembrance Day

 

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Vietnam War ended

The Paris accord ending the Vietnam War, America's longest war to that time, was signed this day in 1973, providing for an exchange of prisoners and for the unilateral withdrawal of U.S. forces from South Vietnam.

January 27, 1973

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/January-27

The moment when Americans knew the war was over.  Cronkite was the most trusted man in America:

You DEFINE Life!

 

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American basketball player Kobe Bryant—who was considered one of the sport's greatest players, winning five NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers—died in a helicopter crash at the age of 41.

January 26, 2020

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/January-26

My favorite Kobe Bryant Surprise:

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American actress Mary Tyler Moore, who helped redefine the portrayal of women on TV with her roles in the comedies The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–66) and The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–77), died in Greenwich, Connecticut.

January 25, 2017

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/January-25

You know you are a big deal when you make Oprah do this!

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American lawyer and civil rights activist Thurgood Marshall, who was the first African American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court (1967–91), died at age 84.

January 24, 1993

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/January-24

Winter Formal 2025

 Winter Formal was January 18, 2025 at the Big 10 Ballroom.  Such a fun time with a Wicked Theme.  We all clean up so nicely!  Here are my pics:

I loved Jolie's commitment and dressed up like Elphaba.

Current students

Selfie before the dance

C and I 

My love and I

Miri and I - she is a leader of Hornets for Christ

Emmet and I

These students were in my class last year

Current students

Trinity and I

I cannot believe they are SENIORS!!!  They were in my class 2 years ago!

Love Ms. Humprey!