| 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 _____________ United 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 bring national attention _____________ the large contribution of
African-Americans to the history of their country, in 1926. Woodson
chose February _____________ black history month because it was the
birthdays of Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, _____________ 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. History
books had barely started covering black history when the tradition of
Black History Month was started. At that point, most _____________ _____________
blacks in history books was only in reference to _____________ low social
position they held.
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