Black History Month

Black History Month is celebrated annually? What do you think annual means?

• once in a lifetime

• once per week

• once a month

• once a year

Why do we celebrate Black History Month in February?

• It's when slavery ended.

• It's when President Abe Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, two of the main figures who ended slavery, had birthdays.

• It's also when we celebrate love on Valentine's Day.

Who was known as the father of black history?

• Frederick Douglass

• Carter Woodson

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Abe Lincoln

Until President Gerald Ford changed it, how long was Black History Month originally celebrated?

• one day

• one month

• one week

• one weekend