Preface Chief Librarian, Karen Olender, at the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute (DEOMI), created this document that provides background and reference material…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Origins of Black History Month Black History Month, or National African American History Month, is an annual celebration of achievements by black Americans…

Slide 1 Activists, Scholars, and Politicians “We are made by history.” —Martin Luther King, Jr. Slide 2 Activists, Scholars, and Politicians Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson…

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