This Day In History: The Niagara Movement meets for the first time, July 11, 1905

United States Air Force Staff Sergeant Edward Williams (right) of St. Louis, Missouri, exchanges a handshake with his Commander-in-Chief, President Harry S. Truman

This Day In History: Activist Bree Newsome removes Confederate flag from South Carolina State House, June 27, 2015

February is dedicated as Black History Month, honoring the triumphs and struggles of African Americans throughout U.S. history, including the civil rights movement and their artistic, cultural and political achievements.

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February is dedicated as Black History Month, honoring the triumphs and struggles of African Americans throughout U.S. history, including the civil rights movement and their artistic, cultural and political achievements.

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Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. From Harriet Tubman’s Underground Railroad to the Montgomery Bus Boycott to Selma to Montgomery March to the Black Lives Matter movement, Black leaders, artists and writers have helped shaped the character and identity of a nation.

Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. From Harriet Tubman’s Underground Railroad to the Montgomery Bus Boycott to Selma to Montgomery March to the Black Lives Matter movement, Black leaders, artists and writers have helped shaped the character and identity of a nation.

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Million Man March

The National Museum of African American History and Culture opens

The Harlem Riot of 1943 begins

Sojourner Truth delivers powerful speech on African American women’s rights

Texas passes a bill becoming the first state in the nation to make Juneteenth an official state holiday

President Truman ends discrimination in the military

Sandra Bland dies in jail after traffic stop confrontation

The hashtag #BlackLivesMatter first appears, sparking a movement

Members of the Niagara Movement meet for the first time

Activist Bree Newsome removes Confederate flag from South Carolina State House

Tulsa Race Massacre begins

Harriet Tubman becomes the first African American woman to appear on a U.S. postage stamp