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    • Black History Month

    Learn about black history and the story of the civil rights movement in Atlanta, the birthplace of Martin Luther King Jr. Join The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as we take a look at some of the most prominent individuals, events and stories that have impacted America, over the course of Black History Month.
    Black History MonthA conversation with MLK Jr. kept Nichelle Nichols from exiting Star Trek
    News
    Ella Baker led civil rights movement from the shadows
    Atlanta Music Scene
    Ma Rainey, ‘Mother of the Blues,’ injected her music with color and controversy
    Black History Month
    Former astronaut’s career links Tuskegee Airmen to International Space Station
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    Billie Holiday: The unforgettable Lady Day
    Atlanta and Georgia
    AJC SEPIA BLACK HISTORY MONTH
    Black Woman Magic: The Atlanta Laundry Workers’ Strike of 1881
    AJC SEPIA BLACK HISTORY MONTH
    Mary Spivey: The Morehouse Woman
    AJC Sepia Black History Month
    Heritage trail restores African American history in Bartow County
    History
    Black History Month
    The Niagara Movement: A ‘mighty current’ of Negro activism
    Black History Month
    Million Man March: A day of atonement
    AJC Sepia Black History Month
    Movin’ on Up: How a TV theme song motivates black America
    Arts & Music
    Life
    Prince: Why he still reigns, even in death
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    The Nicholas Brothers: Every generation’s dance heroes
    Life
    29 reasons to celebrate Black History Month: No. 27 Diahann Carroll
    More coverage of Black History Month from the AJC
    Local News
    COVID-19 exposes the Black community’s long history of housing instability
    BLACK HISTORY MONTH
    Chef Mashama Bailey brings ‘a little bit of Black Power’ to the plate
    Local News
    It was a refuge for civil rights leaders. Now it’s protected as a landmark in Atlanta
    Black History Month
    A conversation with MLK Jr. kept Nichelle Nichols from exiting Star Trek
    Trauma
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    ‘The Weeping Time’: Largest sale of enslaved blacks in U.S. history
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    Tulsa Race Riots: White mobs reduced black community to rubble in 1921
    AJC SEPIA BLACK HISTORY MONTH
    Black double-consciousness: Du Bois’ century-plus concept still valid
    The Black Woman
    Black History Month
    Simone Biles: Gold medal Olympic gymnast soars to new heights
    Black History Month
    Ida B. Wells: Journalism Giant
    Life
    29 reasons to celebrate Black History Month: No. 24 Mary Mahoney
    The Black Man
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    Marcus Garvey’s audacious Pan-Africanism inspired black nationalism
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    Richard Pryor: His mixture of pain, brilliance pushed comedy’s limits
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    The Louisville Lip: Muhammad Ali’s fighting words fueled a movement
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