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Black History Month Cloze Worksheet
| Directions: Fill in the blanks with
the correct words from the word bank above. |
Black _____________
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
was started by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, who wanted to bring national attention
to the large contribution of African-Americans to the history of their
country, _____________ 1926. Woodson chose February as black history
month because it was the 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 _____________
choice. History books had _____________ started covering black history
when the tradition of Black History Month was _____________ At that
point, most representation of blacks in history _____________ was only
in reference to the low _____________ position they held.
| Word Bank: |
started.
books social barely History in Woodson's
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