February History & Awareness

Below you can find information related to some of the national history and awareness months for February.

February is...

• Black History Month

Because there are so many different national awareness and history topics for each month, we cannot cover them all.  So if you would like to contribute to next month's Awareness/History Month page, if you have a particular topic/person/event you'd like to see covered, or if you have any questions, feel free to contact our Web Master using the form at the bottom of the page.

Black History Month

Black History Month, also known as African-American History Month in America, is an annual observance in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom for remembrance of important people and events in the history of the African diaspora. It is celebrated annually in the United States and Canada in February, and the United Kingdom in October.

Biographies

Music

Poetry

• 12 Poems for Black History Month
• 20 Black Poets You Should Know & Love

Science & Technology

Slavery & The Civil Rights Movement

• Slavery In America

• The 15th Amendment

• Slavery: A Crash Course In US History

• The Sixties: A Long March To Freedom

• The Most Powerful Instrument: Bloody Sunday
  
• Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" Speech

• Civil Rights & The 1950s

•  Why The Black American's Fight For Civil Rights Still Isn't Over
• America's Long History of Resisting Civil Rights Protestors
• About Today's Civil Rights Movement