TRIVIA TODAY – Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Greetings Infomaniacs,

Here’s a trivia question for you: Why was the month of
February chosen for the celebration of black history?

Find the answer in today’s issue!

Enjoy!
Melissa

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                    TODAY’S MYSTERY QUOTE

QUOTE: “Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the
dream and the hope of the slave. I rise. I rise. I rise.”

HINT: (1928-), American autobiographer and poet, best known
for her series of six autobiographical volumes, which focus
on her childhood and early adulthood experiences.

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                        RANDOM TIDBITS

In 1915, Dr. Carter G. Woodson and Rev. Jesse E. Moorland
co-founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and
History (ASNLH), with the goal to research and bring
awareness to the role black people played in American and
world history.

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Woodson published his findings the following year in The
Journal of Negro History, a publication he started to dispel
popular mistruths, as well as educate black people about
their cultural background.

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As the second black person to receive a degree from Harvard
University, Woodson understood the value of education, and
also felt the importance of preserving one’s heritage. Upon
his urgings, the fraternity Omega Psi Phi created Negro
History and Literature Week in 1920. In 1926, Woodson
changed the name to Negro History Week.

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Woodson chose the month of February for the celebration as
a way to honor of the birth of two men whose actions
drastically altered the future of black Americans. Abraham
Lincoln, the U.S. President who issued the Emancipation
Proclamation was born on February 12th and Frederick
Douglass, one of the nation’s leading abolitionists was
born on February 14th.
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Although Woodson died in 1950, his legacy continued on as
the celebration of Negro History Week was adopted by cities
and organizations across the country. This observance
gained even more importance during the Civil Rights Movement
of the 1950s and 1960s.

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The Black Power Movement of the 1970s prompted the ASNLH,
now called the Association for the Study of African
American Life and History, to change Negro History Week to
Black History Week. In 1976, they extended the week to a
month-long observance. Black History Month is now recognized
and widely celebrated by the entire nation.

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                  *** Weekly Mind-Scrambler ***

I am nothing really at all,
Yet I am easily found;
Ignore me at your own peril,
And you might end up crowned!
What am I?

Submit your answer by visiting: http://www.thedailytease.com

Answer will be posted in Friday’s Trivia Today. Good Luck!
If your name appears in Friday’s newsletter,
email me your complete name and address and I will ship
your prize.
Be sure to put “Winner” in the subject line.

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QUOTE: “Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the
dream and the hope of the slave. I rise. I rise. I rise.”

ANSWER: Maya Angelou.

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