12th of February is the birthday of Abraham Lincoln….the 16th President of the United States.
He is best known for his roles as Commander in Chief of the Union… and “the Great Emancipator”.
But more than perhaps anything else, his stature as one of the world’s greatest leader lies in the fact that he has been credited with ending the Civil WAR…that ultimately resulted in the abolition of slavery… and created the possibility of civil and social freedom for African-Americans.
The end of the Civil War redefined the United States as a single, indivisible nation… rather than a loosely bound collection of states.
This year would be his 214th birthday.
And on this occasion, we take a look at his life…and most importantly, the Civil war that had threatened to disintegrate USA into several pieces.
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This Day in History:, President Andrew
Johnson Is Impeached.
February 24, 1868.
Johnson assumed the
presidency after Lincoln's assassination.
He became the first U.S. president to be impeached.
11 articles of impeachment
were approved by the House of Representatives.
They arose from Johnson's
unpopular and racist post-Civil War
Reconstruction policies.
and the firing of Lincoln
appointed secretary of war,
Edwin Stanton.
Johnson's Senate impeachment
trial began on March 13.
He was not convicted, narrowly
escaping removal from office
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5 Things to Know About , Presidents Day.
Before you celebrate America's
past leaders this year on February 19.
here are 5 facts
about the holiday.
1. , Presidents' Day celebrates the birthday of America's first president, George Washington.
2. , It doesn't always fall on his official birthday, as it is recognized on February's third Monday.
3, Based on the Julian calendar, the National Archives states Washington was born on February 11, 1731.
When the Gregorian calendar began being used in 1752, his birthday was changed to February 22.
3, Some states also observe Abraham Lincoln's birthday, which is on February 12, as a holiday.
4, The federal government has never officially designated the holiday as "Presidents Day.".
It says that other names can be used
by states and local governments.
5, It is also a huge day for shoppers
and sales just like Black Friday
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Why Do We Celebrate, Presidents Day?.
1. , Presidents Day occurs on the
third Monday of February.
2, Originally, the holiday was meant to celebrate President George Washington's birthday. .
3. , In 1879, President Rutherford B. Hayes signed the observance of Washington's birthday into law.
4. , It was the first nationally recognized federal
bank holiday to celebrate the life of an American.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
was the second.
5. , In 1932, the holiday was used to reinstate the
Purple Heart, which was created by Washington
to honor wounded or killed soldiers.
6. , President Richard Nixon changed the date of the
celebration in 1971 under the Uniform Monday Holiday Act.
The Act was an attempt to have more
federal holidays fall on Mondays.
7. , It also combined the celebration of Washington's birthday with Abraham Lincoln's birthday.
8. , By the 1980s, Americans began to refer to the holiday as "Presidents Day" because marketers used the terms to advertise sales over three-day weekends.
9, By the early 2000s, half of the U.S. changed the name to "Presidents Day" on their calendars.
10, Today, it is considered to be a patriotic day of celebrating presidents of the past and present
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This Day in History:, Abraham Lincoln Is Born.
February 12, 1809.
One of America’s most admired presidents,
Lincoln was born to a poor family in Hodgenville, KY.
He attended school for only one year,
but continued to read on his own in an
unending effort to improve his mind.
As a young man of 6'4," Lincoln impressed
others with his sheer physical strength
and was a legendary wrestler.
Before entering politics,
Lincoln performed a variety of jobs including
stints as a postmaster, surveyor and shopkeeper.
His folksy wit is thought to have helped
him hide intense, recurring bouts of depression
he experienced for most of his adult life.
Remembered as The Great Emancipator,
Lincoln was politically moderate
for much of his career.
His greatest legacy was his work to
preserve the Union and his signing
of the Emancipation Proclamation
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Witness the heartbreaking aftermath of a tragic accident as a bus carrying Easter worshippers plunges off a cliff in South Africa, claiming 45 lives. Join us as we delve into the details of this devastating event and explore the efforts to recover and support the victims and their families during this difficult time.
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Join us as we delve into the shocking death of Mukhtar Ansari, a once-feared gangster who transitioned into politics. Amidst claims of 'slow poison' by his family, Ansari's passing raises questions about his controversial life and legacy. Explore the complex journey of a man whose life oscillated between crime and politics, culminating in a tragic end marked by cardiac arrest.
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This Day in History:, Teddy Roosevelt Discusses
America’s Race Problem.
February 13, 1905.
Roosevelt delivered a speech to the
NYC Republican Club in which he discussed
the country’s state of race relations.
During his administration —
just 40 years after the end of the Civil War —
much bitterness existed between the North and the South.
The West had also seen an
influx of Asian immigrants,
sparking new nationalistic
and racial tensions.
Roosevelt’s solution was to proceed slowly toward
social and economic equality, taking caution
against radical changes in government policy.
He suggested a gradual adjustment in the attitudes
of whites toward ethnic minorities.
It would take nearly six decades with the
1964 Civil Rights Act for government efforts
aimed at correcting racial bias to be passed into law
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Donald Trump's supporters have resorted to creating and circulating AI-generated counterfeit images depicting black voters, purportedly to sway African Americans towards Republican voting. BBC Panorama's investigation unearthed numerous deep fakes portraying individuals of African descent endorsing the former president. Despite Mr. Trump's overt attempts to court black voters, crucial for Joe Biden's victory in 2020, there is no direct evidence linking these manipulated images to his campaign. Co-founder of Black Voters Matter, an organisation advocating for black voter participation, highlighted these manipulated visuals as part of a calculated effort to construct a false narrative portraying Mr. Trump has been widely embraced within the black community.
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This Day in History:, Malcolm X Is Assassinated.
February 21, 1965.
Malcolm X was assassinated by rivals
of the Nation of Islam in New York City.
He had been addressing his Organization
of Afro-American Unity at the Audubon
Ballroom in Washington Heights.
Founded months earlier, the organization
advocated black identity and held that racism —
not whites — was the greatest foe of the African American.
The Nation of Islam advocated
Black nationalism and racial separatism.
Malcolm’s new movement steadily
gained followers, becoming increasingly
influential in the civil rights movement.
An estimated 30,000 mourners
attended his funeral in Harlem
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Black History Icons:
Frederick Douglass.
Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey was born around February 1818 and died on February 20, 1895.
Here are five facts
in honor of the
famous abolitionist.
1. He was the most photographed American in the 19th century because he always took pictures to humanize the perception of African-Americans.
2. He recruited
Black soldiers for
the Union Army.
3. Douglass was the first
African-American nominated
for vice president and to
receive a vote for president.
4. Douglass famously refused to celebrate Independence Day and said, “This Fourth of July is yours, not mine.”.
5. He taught other slaves to
read by using the Bible.
Happy Birthday,
Frederick Douglass!
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7 Little-Known , Black History Facts.
1. Shirley Chisholm, She was the first Black woman elected to Congress and survived multiple assassination attempts when she ran for President of the United States.
2. John Baxter Taylor , He was the first African American
to win an Olympic gold medal.
3. Billie Holiday, Her song, "Strange Fruit," was originally published as a poem by Abel Meeropol, a Jewish school teacher.
4. Hattie McDaniel, The first African American to win an Oscar, McDaniel wasn't allowed to attend the premiere of 'Gone with the Wind.'.
5. Phillis Wheatley, At only 12 years old, she became the
first published African American female author.
6. Josephine Baker , The famed entertainer worked as a
French Resistance spy during World War II.
7. Black History Month , It was decreed a national observance in
1976 by President Gerald Ford
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The Origins of, Black History Month
in the US.
In 1915, Harvard-trained
historian Carter G. Woodson
co-founded the Association for the
Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH).
ASHNLH committed itself
to the research and promotion
of Black American achievement.
If a race has no history, it has no worthwhile tradition ... and it stands in danger of being exterminated, Carter G. Woodson.
In 1926, Woodson declared
the second week of February
"Negro History Week.".
The idea was a hit among teachers
and its popularity grew.
In 1969, Black educators and students
at Kent State University were the first
to propose a "Black History Month.".
The following year, the university became the first to celebrate February as Black History Month.
The annual celebration
was first recognized by
a U.S. President in 1976.
President Gerald Ford called upon citizens to
"seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans ...".
Since then, February
has been designated by every
president as Black History Month
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