Black History Month - parts of speech practice

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Black History Month was formerly known as “Negro History Week.” Carter G. Woodson started it in 1926. 

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• history

• known

• month

• was

• Carter G. Woodson

• started

• week

Woodson was a Black American professor and scholar who felt that Black American history was ignored in schools.

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• Black

• Woodson

• felt

• professor

• ignored

• schools

• scholar

In 1976, the observance was extended from one week, to one month. It was renamed Black History Month.

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• one

• observance

• history

• Black

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• renamed

Throughout the month of February in the US, and Canada, students learn about Black history, culture, and traditions. In the UK, Black history month is in October.

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• Canada

• US

• UK

• February

• month

• learn

• is

They also learn about notable Black figures.

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• notable

• learn

• figures

• Black

Black history is American history.

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• American

• is

• Black

• history