Why does Black History Month take place in February?

It's the same month of Abraham Lincoln and Fredrick Douglass' birthdays

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Black History Month Trivia - CTS

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1
When did Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. give his "I Have a Dream" speech?
January 19th, 1963
December 21st, 1962
September 9th, 1965
August 28th, 1963
2
Who was the most famous "conductor" of the Underground Railroad, helping hundreds of slaves escape to freedom?
Barack Obama
Garrett Morgan
Harriet Tubman
Mae Jemison
3
Who was the first Black woman in outer space?
Kamala Harris
Mae Jemison
Madame CJ Walker
Harriet Tubman
4
What was the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in the U.S. to issue degrees to African-Americans?
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Lincoln University
Howard University
Shaw University
5
In what team and year did Jackie Robinson make history, being the first African American to play Major League Baseball?
Boston Red Sox, 1954
Brooklyn Dodgers, 1947
Chicago Cubs, 1949
New York Yankees, 1948
6
Who was the first African American to headline Coachella?
Lizzo
Janelle Monae
Beyonce
Nicki Minaj
7
Madame CJ Walker was the first African American female to ____?
Graduate from an integrated High School
Be a self-made millionaire
Own property in Ohio
Be a self-made thousandaire
8
Dr. Alexa Irene Canady was the first ______ in 1981.
African American OBGYN
African American neurosurgeon
African American woman cardiologist
African American woman doctor
9
Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize Winner?
Ralph Bunche
Wangari Maathai
Desmond Tutu
Nelson Mandela
10
Why does Black History Month take place in February?
It is the shortest month
It's the same month of Abraham Lincoln and Fredrick Douglass' birthdays
It is close to the beginning of the new year
It is the same month as the March on Washington

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