| Name _______________ |
Date
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Black History Month Cloze Worksheet
| Directions: Fill in the blanks with
the correct words from the word bank above. |
Black History
Month is celebrated annually in the _____________ States in the month
of February. The second week in February. This celebration of black
history in America was started by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, who wanted
to _____________ national attention _____________ the large contribution
of African-Americans to the history of their country, in 1926. Woodson
chose February as _____________ history month because it was the _____________
_____________ Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and _____________
Hughes. Some have _____________ whether February's status as the shortest
and coldest month of the year was a factor in Woodson's choice. History
books _____________ barely started covering black _____________ when
the tradition of Black History Month was _____________ At that point,
most representation of blacks in history books was only in reference
to the _____________ social position _____________ held.
| Word Bank: |
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