Black+History+Month

=About Black History Month=

//Since 1976, the month of February has been called Black History Month. Before 1976, Negro History Week was observed in February during the week in which the birthdays of both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglas falls. Abraham Lincoln was the President of the United States when the slaves were freed in 1862. Frederick Douglas was a slave who later helped lead the fight for freedom. He was a great speaker, writer and advocate of brotherhood for all mankind.//

//Carter G. Woodson, director of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History in the 1970�s, is credited with expanding Negro History Week to a month-long celebration.// = Research Projects: = =__This project will be posted on your Wiki page under Assignment 2__= = = Please click on the following link //[]//
 * (You can research online if you cannot find enough information from the articles). Don't copy words by words( No Plagiarism ), please use your own words.)**

Choose a hero; write an essay following the guidelines:

· Give a title and subtitle to your essay e.g. Wilma Rudolph -Against all odds: the story of an Olympian. · __ First paragraph __ : Include your hero’s name, birth and death (if dead) date, childhood, family and education. · __ Second paragraph __ : What odds or obstacles did your hero face? What did he do to overcome all the difficulties in his/her life? · __ Third Paragraph __ : Your hero’s achievements and how his achievements have influenced the country or the world. · __ Fourth paragraph __ : What lessons have you learned from your hero? How will your hero impact your life? · __ Fifth paragraph __ : Reflection(anything you want to talk about your hero and yourself)

(Each paragraph should have reasonable length, must give readers a clear idea of what you try to present.)