Daily Black History Facts (Part 1)
Feb. 1 — Feb. 16
Each Year, My Mom, Rene’, Creates A Family Group Chat To Share Black History Facts In February. A special thank you to my mom for sending these daily facts every year since my childhood. You are my reason.
Here Are The 12 Black History Facts She’s Shared As Of Today, February 16th. Digest, Enjoy, And A Special Thanks To My Amazing Mother/ Featured Writer!
2/1/24 — Lucy Terry
Although best known as the author of the first poem composed by an African American woman, Lucy Terry Prince was a remarkable woman whose many accomplishments included arguing a case before the Supreme Court. Lucy was stolen from Africa as an infant and sold to Ebenezer Wells of Deerfield, Massachusetts.
2/2/23 — John Lee Love
John Lee Love was an African American inventor, most known for his invention of the hand-cranked pencil sharpener, the “Love Sharpener.
2/3/24 — Minnie Cox
Minnie M. (Geddings) Cox (1869–1933) was an American teacher who was appointed the first Black postmaster in Mississippi.
2/4/24 — Willie James Howard
Known as Florida’s Emmett Till, Willie James Howard as lynched at the age of 15 after being accused of sending a love letter to a white man’s daughter… horrific.
