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Black History Highlights
Abolition and the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman helped hundreds escape from slavery.
Jackie Robinson breaks color barrier
Jackie Robinson integrated major league baseball in 1947.
Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous speech during the 1963 March on Washington.
On January 20, 2009 Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President.
Black History Milestones
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The impacts of slavery were brutal and lasting.
The Harlem Renaissance was a period of immense artistic creativity.
A quarter million people joined together for the March on Washington.
Maps
View our collection of Black History maps.
Icons
See the profiles of 65 African-American icons.
Facts
The NAACP was founded in 1909. Get more Black History facts.
Visit the Save Our History exhibit Voices of Civil Rights
Black History on Biography.com
Visit the Black History Month site on Biography.com for more
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