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KEYS HISTORY: ONCE SLAVES, THESE INDIVIDUALS FOUND A BETTER LIFE ON THE ISLAND

Summary by Florida Keys Weekly Newspapers
A formal celebration of Black history in this country began more than 50 years before Kent State University, in 1970, first celebrated Black History Month. The first U.S. president to recognize the event was Gerald Ford, in 1976. Every year since, each president of the United States has issued a proclamation honoring February as Black History Month. February was chosen as it coincided with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.…
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Florida Keys Weekly Newspapers broke the news in on Monday, February 17, 2025.
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