BLACK HISTORY MONTH HIGHLIGHT – Shirley Chisholm
At 44 years old, Shirley Chisholm became the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress, serving seven terms in New York’s 12th congressional
Hailed as the “first lady of the civil rights movement,” Rosa Parks was not the first African American to resist bus segregation when she refused to vacate her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus in 1955. She was, however, the first to follow through with a court challenge after her arrest. Her act of civil disobedience inspired the Montgomery bus boycott that lasted for over a year. Additionally, her case led to a 1956 federal decision that bus segregation was unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.
Following her death in 2005, Rosa Parks with the first woman to lie in honor in the U.S. Capital Rotunda.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH HIGHLIGHT – Shirley Chisholm
At 44 years old, Shirley Chisholm became the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress, serving seven terms in New York’s 12th congressional
At 44 years old, Shirley Chisholm became the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress, serving seven terms in New York’s 12th congressional district. In 1972, she became the first black candidate for a major-party nomination for President of the United States and the first woman to run for the Democratic Party’s nomination. During her political career, among other achievements, Chisholm fought for the expansion of food and nutrition programs for the poor and education programs for disadvantaged students. She played a critical role in creating the Special Supplement Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), which continues to benefit millions of pregnant women and children today.
CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY
Designed by three talented young ladies at New Outlook Academy, this beautiful bulletin board was created to kick off Black History Month.
Well done Dae’jhua, Maya and A’keriana.
Designed by three talented young ladies at New Outlook Academy, this beautiful bulletin board was created to kick off Black History Month.
Well done Dae’jhua, Maya and A’keriana.
Black History Month, also known as African American History Month, is celebrated every February in the United States.
This is a wonderful opportunity to recognize those who have contributed to and achieved so much for freedom and equality while also celebrating the beauty and history of African American culture.
This is a wonderful opportunity to recognize those who have contributed to and achieved so much for freedom and equality while also celebrating the beauty and history of African American culture.
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