{"id":19378,"date":"2015-02-02T16:10:26","date_gmt":"2015-02-02T21:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/?p=19378"},"modified":"2020-09-08T17:28:26","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T17:28:26","slug":"ufcw-celebrates-black-history-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/ufcw-celebrates-black-history-month\/","title":{"rendered":"UFCW Celebrates Black History Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"image\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/130823151139-03-color-march-on-washington-restricted-horizontal-gallery.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/130823151139-03-color-march-on-washington-restricted-horizontal-gallery.jpg\" alt=\"130823151139-03-color-march-on-washington-restricted-horizontal-gallery\" class=\"wp-image-19379\"\/><\/a><figcaption>image via http:\/\/www.historia.ro<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week marks the beginning of Black History Month\u2013a time to remember and celebrate the rich history of African Americans and the achievements of the civil rights movement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black History Month dates back to 1926, when historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans dedicated the second week in February as \u201cNegro History Week\u201d to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.&nbsp; In 1976, the celebration was officially recognized and expanded and every U.S. president since then has celebrated Black History Month during the month of February.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This month, the UFCW will highlight milestones in the civil rights movement\u2014including the 50<sup>th<\/sup> anniversaries of the march from Selma to Montgomery and the Voting Rights Act.&nbsp; We will also pay tribute to African American labor leaders who fought for fair wages, dignity in the workplace, and the freedom to organize in spite of considerable barriers, and honor their significant contributions to the labor movement.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week marks the beginning of Black History Month\u2013a time to remember and celebrate the rich history of African Americans and the achievements of the civil rights movement. 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