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.

Collage of Black History Month articles from AJC in February 2021.

News Amid pandemic, racial strife, Black History Month Series still inspires

AJC reporter Ernie Suggs, the editor of the AJC Sepia Black History Month series, shows off his Afro in Dunwoody, Monday, Feb. 15, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

AJC SEPIA BLACK HISTORY MONTH

For many, an Afro isn’t just a hairstyle

Mashama Bailey is the James Beard award-winning executive chef and partner of the Grey in Savannah. (Courtesy of Cedric Smith)

Chef Mashama Bailey brings ‘a little bit of Black Power’ to the plate

Actress Nichelle Nichols wasn't sure that she wanted to continue portraying Lieutenant Uhura on the original "Star Trek" television show until Martin Luther King, Jr. — a Trekkie — convinced her that her presence on the show was valuable. (Paramount Television; Chick Harrity / AP)

Black History Month

A conversation with MLK Jr. kept Nichelle Nichols from exiting Star Trek

Ella Baker, official of the Southern Conference Educational Fund, speaks at the Jeannette Rankin news conference on Jan. 3, 1968. AP Photo

Ella Baker led civil rights movement from the shadows

Atlanta and Georgia

Black History Month 2019: Washer Women

AJC SEPIA BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Black Woman Magic: The Atlanta Laundry Workers’ Strike of 1881

Black History Month 2019: The Morehouse Woman

AJC SEPIA BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Mary Spivey: The Morehouse Woman

February 22, 2020 Acworth - State Supreme Court Justice Robert Benham speaks during an annual Memories Day, Black High School Reunion, at George Washington Carver Park in Acworth on Saturday, February 22, 2020. Bartow County celebrated Black History Month with its annual Memories Day at George Washington Carver Park, a segregated park affectionately known by its black patrons as The Beach. Residents gathered for a program that will reflect on the significance of The Beach in Civil Rights history, as well as share fondest memories of the surrounding Black high schools. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

AJC Sepia Black History Month

Heritage trail restores African American history in Bartow County

This photograph shows a group of founding members of the Niagara Movement superimposed over an image showing Niagara Falls in the background; (l. to r.) front row, Henry L. Baily of Washington, D.C., Clement G. Morgan of Massachusetts, W.H.H. Hart of Washington, D.C., and B.S. Smith of Kansas; middle row, Frederick L. McGhee of Minnesota, Norris Bumstead Herndon, son of Alonzo Herndon, J. Max Barber of Illinois, W.E.B. Du Bois of Alanta, Georgia, and Robert Bonner of Massachusetts; back row, H.A. Thompson of New York, Alonzo F. Herndon of Georgia, John Hope of Georgia, and an unidentified man, possibly James R.L. Diggs. (Source: W.E.B. Du Bois Library, Special Collections & University Archives, UMass Amherst)

Black History Month

The Niagara Movement: A ‘mighty current’ of Negro activism

WASHINGTON- Oct. 16, 1995 The crowd of people attending the Million Man March stretched from the grounds of the U.S. Capitol building down the Mall towards the Washington Monument. Official crowd size was never confirmed, but estimates ranged from 400,000 to more than 1 million. Photo by Rick McKay/Washington Bureau)95Cox photo by Rick McKay

Black History Month

Million Man March: A day of atonement

AJC | Black History Month: "Movin' on up"

AJC Sepia Black History Month

Movin’ on Up: How a TV theme song motivates black America

AJC Sepia Black History Moment | Prince

Prince: Why he still reigns, even in death

The Nicholas Brothers, shown in an illustration by Alleanna Harris. Used with permission. The acrobatic tap duo's iconic scene from the 1943 musical "Stormy Weather" is considered one of the greatest dance sequences ever. (Alleanna Harris)

AJC Sepia Black History Month

The Nicholas Brothers: Every generation’s dance heroes

Black History: Diahann Carroll

29 reasons to celebrate Black History Month: No. 27 Diahann Carroll

The Black Woman

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 11: Simone Biles of the United States waves to fans after winning the gold medal during the Women’s Individual All Around Final on Day 6 of the 2016 Rio Olympics at Rio Olympic Arena on August 11, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

Black History Month

Simone Biles: Gold medal Olympic gymnast soars to new heights

VIDEO: Celebrating Black History Month - Ida B. Wells

Black History Month

Ida B. Wells: Journalism Giant

Black History: Mary Mahoney

29 reasons to celebrate Black History Month: No. 24 Mary Mahoney

Marcus Garvey was a self-taught Jamaican social activist and black nationalist. He founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) in 1914 and moved to Harlem in 1916, where he promoted black economic independence through his newspaper and businesses. His “Back to Africa” movement made him a lightning rod among black leaders and the FBI alike, and some historians have interpreted his conviction of mail fraud in 1922 as a politically motivated prosecution. He served two years of a four-year sentence in Atlanta before being deported to Jamaica in 1927. He later moved to London and died in 1940. (George Grantham Bain / Library of Congress)

AJC Sepia Black History Month

Marcus Garvey’s audacious Pan-Africanism inspired black nationalism

Black History Month 2019: Richard Pryor

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Richard Pryor: His mixture of pain, brilliance pushed comedy’s limits

Black History Month 2019: Muhammad Ali

AJC SEPIA BLACK HISTORY MONTH

The Louisville Lip: Muhammad Ali’s fighting words fueled a movement

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