Black History Month
ABOUT BLACK HISTORY MONTH
In 1915, Dr.
Carter G.
Woodson and Rev.
Jesse E.
Moorland co-founded the
Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH).
Their goal was to
research and bring awareness to the largely ignored, yet crucial role black people
played in American and world history.
The...
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Black History Month ABOUT BLACK HISTORY MONTH In 1915, Dr. Carter G. Woodson and Rev. Jesse E. Moorland co-founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH). Their goal was to research and bring awareness to the largely ignored, yet crucial role black people played in American and world history. The following year, Woodson published and distributed his findings in The Journal of Negro History. He founded the publication with the hope that it would dispel popular mistruths. He also hoped to educate black people about their cultural background and instill them with a sense of pride in their race. The son of former slaves and the second black person to receive a degree from Harvard University, Carter Woodson understood the value of education. He also felt the importance of preserving one s heritage and, upon his urgings, the fraternity Omega Psi Phi created Negro History and Literature Week in 1920. In 1926, Woodson changed the name to Negro History Week.
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From Carolina Badillo
Earth Day
Earth Day is a day that is intended to inspire awareness and appreciation for
the Earth s natural environment.
The name and concept of Earth Day was allegedly
pioneered by John McConnell in 1969 at a UNESCO Conference in San Francisco.
The
first Proclamation of Earth Day was by San Francisco, the City of Saint Francis,...
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Earth Day Earth Day is a day that is intended to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth s natural environment. The name and concept of Earth Day was allegedly pioneered by John McConnell in 1969 at a UNESCO Conference in San Francisco. The first Proclamation of Earth Day was by San Francisco, the City of Saint Francis, patron saint of ecology. Earth Day was first observed in San Francisco and other cities on March 21, 1970, the first day of Spring. This day of nature s equipoise was later sanctioned in a Proclamation signed by Secretary General U Thant at the United Nations where it is observed each year. About the same time a separate Earth Day was founded by United States Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in first held on April 22, 1970. While this April 22 Earth Day was focused on the United States, an organization launched by Denis Hayes, who was the original national coordinator in 1970, took it international in 1990 and organized events in 141 natio
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From Carolina Badillo
Memorial Day
Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed annually on the last
Monday of May (May 28 in 2012).
[1]
Formerly known as Decoration Day, it originated
after the American Civil War to commemorate the fallen Union soldiers of the Civil War.
(Southern ladies organizations and southern schoolchildren had decorated...
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Memorial Day Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed annually on the last Monday of May (May 28 in 2012). [1] Formerly known as Decoration Day, it originated after the American Civil War to commemorate the fallen Union soldiers of the Civil War. (Southern ladies organizations and southern schoolchildren had decorated Confederate graves in Richmond and other cities during the Civil War, but each region had its own date. Most dates were in May. ) By the 20th century Memorial Day had been extended to honor all Americans who have died in all wars. Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. [2] As a marker it typically marks the start of the summer vacation season, whileLabor Day marks its end. By the early 20th century, Memorial Day was an occasion for more general expressions of memory, as people visited the graves of their deceased relatives, whether they had served in the military or not. It also
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From Carolina Badillo
Earth Day
Earth Day is a day that is intended to inspire awareness and appreciation for
the Earth s natural environment.
The name and concept of Earth Day was allegedly
pioneered by John McConnell in 1969 at a UNESCO Conference in San Francisco.
The
first Proclamation of Earth Day was by San Francisco, the City of Saint Francis,...
More
Earth Day Earth Day is a day that is intended to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth s natural environment. The name and concept of Earth Day was allegedly pioneered by John McConnell in 1969 at a UNESCO Conference in San Francisco. The first Proclamation of Earth Day was by San Francisco, the City of Saint Francis, patron saint of ecology. Earth Day was first observed in San Francisco and other cities on March 21, 1970, the first day of Spring. This day of nature s equipoise was later sanctioned in a Proclamation signed by Secretary General U Thant at the United Nations where it is observed each year. About the same time a separate Earth Day was founded by United States Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in first held on April 22, 1970. While this April 22 Earth Day was focused on the United States, an organization launched by Denis Hayes, who was the original national coordinator in 1970, took it international in 1990 and organized events in 141 natio
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Puerto Rico
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