In honor of Black History Month, we want to highlight a few leaders from the National Archives and other sources. Please feel free to think about some of the countless others we can emulate.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
(January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968)
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the most important and influential Civil Rights leaders in the 1950s and 1960s. The cornerstones of his activism were based on non-violence and civil disobedience, both of which were inspired by his Christian faith and the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. His words live on today.
Madam C.J. Walker (1867-1919)
https://www.history.com/articles/madame-c-j-walker
Creating a line of hair products geared toward Black hair propelled Madam C.J. Walker to be the first African American woman to be a self-mad millionaire. According to Oprah Daily, “rst African American woman to become a self-made millionaire after creating a line of hair She created the first, Madam Walker’s Wonderful Hair Grower, in 1905. A Netflix series based upon her life, Self Made, premiered in March 2020.”
George Washington Carver
(1864-1943)
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George Washington Carver was an agricultural chemist who wanted to increase the profitability of peanuts and sweet potatoes. His experiments in 1896 (revealed in 1914) led to 518 new products from the crops, including ink, dye, soap, cosmetics, flour, vinegar, and synthetic rubber. He is also known for giving us peanut butter.
There are others, Barack and Michelle Obama, Kamala Harris, Shirley Chisholm, Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, Malcolm X, Stevie Wonder, Jesse Owens and others too numerous to mention. There are countless others who created our past, present, and future.
Salute them all! Honor them all! #BlackHistoryMonth