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LINCOLN CORNER EXHIBITION

Posted on 01 February 2010

Lincoln Corner cordially invites you to visit our exhibition, which provides insights of what Black History Month is all about. Visit our exhibition and you will get useful information. Description Black History Month was the inspiration of Carter G. Woodson, a noted scholar and historian, who instituted Negro History Week in 1926. He chose the second week of February to coincide with the birthdays of President Abraham Lincoln and the abolitionist Frederick Douglass.

The celebration was expanded to a month in 1976, the nation’s bicentennial. Each February, Black History Month honors the struggles and triumphs of millions of American citizens over the most devastating obstacles — slavery, prejudice, poverty — as well as their contributions to the nation’s cultural and political life.

February is Black History Month. How much do you know about the ways in which African-Americans have shaped U.S. history? to find out and email the answers to librarian@sarawaknet.gov.my . Those who able to answer all quiz question correct will get mystery gift from Pustaka Negeri Sarawak.