| 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 United States in the month of February.
The second week in February. This celebration of black history in America
_____________ started by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, who wanted to bring
national attention _____________ the large contribution of _____________
to the _____________ of their country, _____________ 1926. Woodson chose
February as black history month because it _____________ _____________
birthdays of Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Langston Hughes.
Some have speculated whether February's status as the shortest and coldest
month of the year was a factor in Woodson's choice. _____________ books
had barely started covering black history when the tradition of Black
History Month was started. At _____________ point, most representation
of blacks _____________ history books _____________ only in _____________
to the low social position they held.
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