Photo Credit: Contributed by Emma Carter
February 1st is the beginning of Black History Month. At North Augusta, the important history behind it is celebrated in classrooms throughout the school.
Some notorious people we will celebrate are Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, Langston Hughes, Martin Luther King Jr., Muhammad Ali, George Washington Carver, and Malcolm X.
Many teachers have celebrated this occasion by decorating their rooms and teaching their students about the history of this special month.
COVID-19 impacted the school’s ability to hold school-wide assemblies, but in years past there have been celebrations of the heritage and importance of black people by having guest speakers like Marshall Washington-Cabiness Abuwi, the great-grandson of Booker T. Washington, come teach students about unity and acceptance.
There have also been fine arts events with Band and Chorus, who held concerts celebrating popular works from African American artists.
The reason that February is significant in African American history is because it is the birthday of two important historical figures: Abraham Lincoln, who was responsible for emancipating slaves in the South, and Fredrick Douglass, a former slave who went on to be an abolitionist, author, and orator.
Celebrating Black History Month allows students at North Augusta to learn more about American history and the rich cultures it contains.
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