Black History Month

February 2025

"I have an inner satisfaction of having done what I thought was right."

The BHM 2025 Theme is African Americans & Labor

Spotlight on A. Phillip Randolph

In 1925, A. Philip Randolph established The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP), the first nationally recognized Black labor union in the United States.

Under Randolph's leadership, the BSCP expanded its mission to advocate for broader social and economic justice, paving the way for the modern Civil Rights Movement. Randolph went on to organize the famous March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963.

Studying the Pullman Porters

"Freedom is never given. It is won."

-- A. Phillip Randolph

Pullman Porters Shift

Click for a BET series on the Pullman Porters

Pullman Porter Cap

Click to find all kinds of artifacts from the OG Pullman Porters.

Commemoration

Click to learn more about the A. Phillip Randolph stamp.

6 Teaching Tools for Black History Month

Black History Month provides a great opportunity for students to explore and learn more about a variety of issues. But it's important that teachers "reinforce that 'Black history' is American history," writes Pat Russo in Do's and Don'ts of Teaching Black History Month.

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Primary Sources for Teachers

Put the power of primary sources to work in the classroom! Browse an unbeatable collection from the National Archives.

The Joys and Challenges of Teaching Black History Month

Some years, Black History Month seems more important than ever. On February 1, 2021, President Joe Biden offered these words : "This February, during Black History Month, I call on the American people to honor the history and achievements of Black Americans and to reflect on the centuries of struggle that have brought us to this time of reckoning, redemption, and hope."

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Black History Month Ideas for Elementary Schools