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To many Black history month is a time period that we show respect and honor to the African Americans who have change the world by not only using their voice but their actions as well. When people think of black history, they think of well-known heroes such as Martin Luther King JR, Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Malcolm X and many more. I am going to take you on a journey back to the past to introduce you to the Africans American that contributed the change in the way that blacks were treated, spoken to, approached and their ability to learn also progress in life.

Billie Holliday is known as the greatest woman to ever sing the Blues. With her amazing talent and strong vocals, Ms. Holliday quickly went straight to the top but it was not always look that. Billie Holliday (Eleanora Fagan) was in Philadelphia then moved with her mother to a poor area in Baltimore. At the age of 11 Eleanora reported that she had was rapped. The claim combined with her frequent......

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