Black History Month started as a week-long celebration between Fredrick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln’s birthdays. This year, Black Programs will be hosting many events throughout the month. Black Student Association has expressed that they want to emphasize community this Black History Month and invite everyone to join in and build connections.
Abraham Lincoln was well known for using his position as President of the United States to effect change for African Americans. In honor of Black History Month, one local event is taking a historical collection of intimate letters addressed to President Lincoln from previously enslaved and freed black citizens and bringing them to life on
There’s a little more than a week left in Black History Month 2025 ... civil rights leader Frederick Douglass (Feb. 14) and U.S. President Abraham Lincoln (Feb. 12). Negro History Week grew as municipalities began to recognize it and it moved ...
Fremont issued an emancipation proclamation in St. Louis, freeing slaves in Missouri, a bold move that predated President Abraham Lincoln’s more famous Emancipation Proclamation by two years.
From Jesse Owens, Jackie Robinson and Muhammad Ali to Colin Kaepernick, the achievements of Black athletes have had a role in advancing civil rights.