Twelve Months of Black American History: January (PDF)

Every day of the year has Black history in it.

On the night of December 31, 1862, Black churches stayed open past midnight to wait for the Emancipation Proclamation. On January 31, 1865, the House of Representatives passed the Thirteenth Amendment. Between those two days lies a month crowded with history most of us were never taught.

This book gives every day of January its own chapter. Thirty-one chapters follow the people who built schools and churches, newspapers and conventions, and who fought for the vote in the face of violence: the Fisk School opening in 1866, the burning of Rosewood in 1923, Marian Anderson’s debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1955, and Vernon Dahmer’s stand in Mississippi.

Each chapter includes the day’s events, births and deaths, a timeline, and source notes for every fact. Four Week in Review sections bring the questions to your family table, classroom, or book club.

Inside:

• 31 chapters, one for every day of January
• Born on This Day and Died on This Day for each date
• Four Week in Review sections with discussion questions
• Historical images from the National Archives, Library of Congress, and Smithsonian
• Source notes for every fact

This edition: instant PDF download, 317 pages (8.5 x 11 layout) with a clickable table of contents and clickable source notes. For personal use.

We Are Black History. Learn it. Wear it. Share it.

Book One of Twelve in the Twelve Months of Black American History series.