OUR NATION CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH this FEBRUARY!

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OUR NATION CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH this
FEBRUARY!
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Every February, we are asked to remember
the many African-Americans in our country who
struggled for civil rights.
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What are civil rights?
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These are the freedoms that many of us take for
granted
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They include the freedom to go to school where
we want to
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To work at a job of our choice and interest
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To live in a house and neighborhood where we
want
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And to vote for our own leaders.
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But not everyone in our country has always been
treated equally.
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Sometimes, African-Americans were treated
differently and unfairly.
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Not everyone has enjoyed these civil rights.
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Our history is full of very brave people who
fought for equality.
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And many used their right of FREE SPEECH found in
the First Amendment to bring about change!
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Lets take a look at some of these leaders who
fought for civil rights.
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Sojourner Truth worked for civil rights in New
York and other states in the early 1800s. She
was a speaker all over the country demanding
womens rights to vote!
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Frederick Douglas started his own newspaper.He
wrote against slavery and traveled around the
country giving speeches, telling people about his
experiences as a slave.He used his FIRST
AMENDMENT freedoms to convince people about the
evils of slavery.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. was a preacher and
leader for African-Americans civil rights.
He used his freedom of speech and the press,
asking for people to be judged by their
contributions, not by the color of their skin.
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CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH