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Black History Month

Black History Month is an annual observance period set aside to honor the lives and history of African descendants now living in other parts of the world. The month is honored with historical, cultural,and educational presentations in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Source: Salem Press Encyclopedia, 2020, 4p

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Black History Awareness Society
The British Columbia Black History Awareness Society celebrates the achievements of Black people in British Columbia by creating an awareness of the history of Blacks in B.C., stimulating interest in the contributions of persons of African ancestry to B.C. and Canada today, and celebrating historical and contemporary achievements in the arts, education, government, sports, science.
Black History Bulletin
Search within this journal for articles related to Black History Month.
Can-Core Black History Playlist
View this link for a Can-Core created playlist of videos about Black History. Search the database for more videos.
Government of Canada: Black History Month Virtual Celebration
Landing page for the Government of Canada Black History Month toolkit, videos, virtual celebration and more.

America: History & Life with Full Text (EBSCOHost) This link opens in a new window
Spanning the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present, and contains selective indexing for a substantial number of journals.
Coverage: 1954 to present.
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