Black History Month
February 15, 2019
February was designated Black History Month in 1926. Chosen because Frederick Douglass, a renown black reformer and abolitionist was born February 14 and Abraham Lincoln who presided over the abolishment of slavery was born February 12 President Ford made the month official to encourage the too often neglected accomplishments of black Americans.
Douglass escaped slavery in Maryland and became a national leader in the abolitionist movement. A great orator and writer, he was a consultant to Lincoln during the Civil war. He lectured thousands on women’s rights as well.
We know he joined a black church and that his work embodies Genesis 1: 27. We are all created by God originating from one man and woman, and stand on level ground at the foot of the cross, our greatest source of unity.