People
A scholar whose dedication to celebrating the historic contributions of Black people led to the establishment of Black History Month, marked every February since 1976.
Carter G. Woodson
Black literary and artistic movement centered in Harlem NY, celebrating black culture in America.
Harlem Renaissance
This amendment guarantees the right of freedom from establishment of religion, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of association, freedom for people to get together peacefully, and freedom for people to send petitions to their government.
The Bill of Rights
Separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences.
Segregation
This is traditionally made with softened or mashed sweet potatoes, eggs, sugar, butter, and the best blend of vanilla, cinnamon, and other sweet spices.
Sweet Potato Pie
United States civil rights leader who did not give her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama).
Rosa Parks
A civil rights protest that started in 1960, when young African American students staged a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, and refused to leave after being denied service. The sit-in movement soon spread to college towns throughout the South.
The Greensboro Sit-In
In the aftermath of the Civil War, this amendment banned slavery in the United States, ending a barbaric system that had been legal in America for well over a hundred years.
The Thirteenth Amendment
A human being owning another human being for the purpose of labor.
Slavery
Spicy, crispy and crunchy, made with fresh black eyed peas, onions, hot pepper, and salt .
Black Eyed Peas Fritters
Former slave who helped slaves escape on the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
The resistance to enslavement through escape and flight, through the end of the Civil War—refers to the efforts of enslaved African Americans to gain their freedom by escaping bondage. Wherever slavery existed, there were efforts to escape.
The Underground Railroad
Grant citizenship to “All persons born or naturalized in the United States,” thereby granting citizenship to formerly enslaved people.
The Fourteenth Amendment
Secret routes used by escaped slaves to reach freedom in the North or in Canada.
Underground Railroad
A Southern staple breakfast or side dish that is creamy, cheesy and so versatile. Best served with eggs, sausages for breakfast and with other meaty proteins!
Grits
Wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; African-American autobiographer and poet.
Maya Angelou
The segregation "separate but equal" court case law that state and local laws enacted in the Southern and border states of the United States and enforced between 1876 and 1965.
Jim Crow Laws
1964; banned discrimination in public accommodations, prohibited discrimination in any federally assisted program, outlawed discrimination in most employment.
Civil Rights Act
The belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races based on the power and status held by the perceived superior race.
Racism
This authentic Southern dish is slowly simmered in a savory and spicy broth loaded with ham hocks and delectable seasonings. It’s a flavor-packed take on your favorite leafy greens. Even better, it pairs well with cornbread for that perfect soul-food meal!
Collard Greens
1929-1968. Pivotal leader of the American Civil Rights movement. Non-violent leader, became youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for his efforts to end segregation and racial discrimination.
Martin Luther King Jr.
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war. The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
Emancipation Proclamation
1965; A law designed to help end formal and informal barriers to African American suffrage. Under this act, hundreds of thousands of African Americans became registered voters and the number of African American elected officials increased dramatically.
Voting Rights Act
Discrimination based on skin color, also known as colorism, or shadeism, is a form of prejudice and discrimination.
Colorism
This classic Southern one-pot dish boasts bold meaty flavors from chicken, sausage, shrimp, and intense Cajun spices.
Jambalaya