Black History is full of many fantastic and incredible events.
In the black archives, many little known Black History facts are incredibly mind-blowing.
February is known asBlack History Month.
Martin Luther King Jr. Photo: @BeschlossDCSource: Twitter
But then, why is it called Black History?
Governments in Canada and the United States have officially recognised the celebration.
Check outsome factsabout the celebration below.
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The facts are still laid down with their effects visible in the world.
The Stono Rebellion was organized by black Americans against slavery.
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He published his tract in 1775 and also became a founding member of the Philadelphia anti-slavery society.
He opened his hospital, the Provident Hospital.
The blacks were instrumental in the war.
Washington’s bodyguard and other slaves. Photo: @nitagaleSource: Twitter
Their loyalty to any of the countries depended on whichever was granting freedom.
This was because of the revolutionary Battle of Trenton.
Their case was that if they were not allowed to vote, they would not pay taxes.
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The court ruled in their favour, and these seven men were later awarded full civic rights.
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Harriet Tubman rescued black slaves
Harriet walked the Earth between 1820 and March 1913.
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Having escaped slavery, she went on a mission to release members of her family from the same.
She is famous in history as General Tubman, the conductor of the underground railroad.
Martin Luther King Junior’sI have a dreamspeech
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Leroy Haynes (left) and Jack Johnson (right). Photo: @BettmannSource: Getty Images
One of them is Martin Luther King Junior.
This made him the first black man who was legally elected into a public office in the United States.
Through them, a racial ban on intermarriage that existed for 302 years was reversed.
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He also held this title as an undisputed champion for seven long years.
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He held the position for 24 years before he retired.
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Carter G.Woodson inaugurated the Black Week celebration
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Oprah Winfrey is an African woman billionaire
Even in the niche of world billionaires, blacks make their mark.
U.S Vice President Kamala Harris. Photo: @OANNSource: Twitter
Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jordan, and Robert Johnson, to mention a few, are wealthy African people.
They have numerous establishments turning in millions of dollars to their account.
George invented over 300 peanuts derived products that provide a variety of meals and life helping household products.
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In the just-concluded 2021 U.S presidential election, Kamala and Joe Biden won the polls.
The success of this made Kamala become the vice president-elect.
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He singularly won four Olympic medals to prove to the world that blacks are indeed super gifted.
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Abolishing Philadelphia’s public trolleys
Who was a famous black leader?
Octavius Valentine Catto was the most renownedcivil rights activistin Philadelphia in the 1900s.
His contributions brought about abolishing Philadelphia’s public trolleys and the 15th amendment on the discrimination on voting.
Who are the Black History heroes?
We cannot possibly mention all the men and women of influence in Black History.
Nevertheless, some heroes have done great jobs that cannot be forgotten so soon.
He graduated with a degree in Mass Communication from The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Nigeria.
He has curated the facts and life hacks category since 2018.
Dr Favour is the author of several books available on Amazon.
He currently lives in Nigeria.
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