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February 1926 & February 1976 | Periscope
February 1926 & February 1976 | Periscope
Episode 8

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Fifty years apart... February 1926: First Negro History Week observed. February 1976: Negro History Week expanded by Congress to National Black History Month.
Journal of Negro History Volume I | Periscope
Journal of Negro History Volume I | Periscope
Episode 2

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"Men of scholarship…must show us the right way and lead us into light, which is shining brighter and brighter." - Carter Woodson The association's goal was to study African American history, publish...
Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955) | Road Trip
Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955) | Road Trip

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In 1920, Mayesville native Mary McLeod Bethune founded Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona, Florida. In 1935, Bethune was named as head of the Division of Negro Affairs of the National Youth...
Harlem Renaissance | Artopia

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Bob Masteller shares how The Harlem Renaissance was the most exciting period in the history of jazz. The Harlem Renaissance took place in Harlem, New York between the end of World War I and the middle...
Mary McLeod Bethune | S.C. Hall of Fame

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This profile will show how Mary Jane McLeod Bethune, born to poor cotton farmers in Mayesville, S.C., would brilliantly start a school of her own with just $1.50, which became an internationally...