Each February is Black History Month in the United States.
The entire month honors the contributions of African Americans to American history.
For example, did you know...
* Ancient Africans sailed to the Americas about 60,000 years ago.
* An African American engineer invented a very important system inside every automobile (without which cars could not run).
* A Black American scientist invented over 300 different uses for the ordinary peanut.
* An African American surgeon invented the first large scale blood bank (which has saved millions of lives since he came up with the idea).
* A Black golf fan created a tiny but important piece of golfing equipment that every golfer uses every time he or she strikes the ball.
* The modern gas mask was created by an African American
inventor.
* The first neurosurgeon to separate two babies born joined at the head was a brilliant African American doctor.
...and much, much more.
So scroll back up and download this easy-to-read children's book that reveals why Black History Month is so important and find out about the many amazing African American people in American history.
The entire month honors the contributions of African Americans to American history.
For example, did you know...
* Ancient Africans sailed to the Americas about 60,000 years ago.
* An African American engineer invented a very important system inside every automobile (without which cars could not run).
* A Black American scientist invented over 300 different uses for the ordinary peanut.
* An African American surgeon invented the first large scale blood bank (which has saved millions of lives since he came up with the idea).
* A Black golf fan created a tiny but important piece of golfing equipment that every golfer uses every time he or she strikes the ball.
* The modern gas mask was created by an African American
inventor.
* The first neurosurgeon to separate two babies born joined at the head was a brilliant African American doctor.
...and much, much more.
So scroll back up and download this easy-to-read children's book that reveals why Black History Month is so important and find out about the many amazing African American people in American history.
