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Beyoncé Honors Jackie O's Wedding Dress Designer
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In honor of African American men and women who have worked diligently dedicating their lives to inspire our future, I want to shine a spotlight on their achievements and sacrifices during Black History Month. These are some of the unsung heroes, past and present. For 28 days I will highlight their stories in hopes to inspire, motivate and move you.
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Source: http://www.beyonce.com/news/black-history-month
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Saint Bey, teaching the world about African Americans one day at a time.
 1. Bayard Rustin
Day 1
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BAYARD RUSTIN
An organizer and architect of the American Civil Rights Movement. Bayard Rustin is often left out of Civil Rights History because he was openly gay. It is said that he spent time "on two crosses", dealing with marginalization as part of both Black and LBGT communities. Rustin brought Ghandi's peaceful protest techniques and ideals to the Civil Rights movement and helped mold Martin Luther King, Jr. into an international symbol of peace and nonviolence. |
2. Bessie Coleman
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BESSIE COLEMAN
Born to a Native American father and an African American mother, Bessie Coleman faced many hardships during her childhood. After seeing some newsreels on aviation, she became interested in becoming a pilot, but no U.S flight schools would accept her because she was a black female. She saved enough money to go to France where women could be pilots. In 1921, she became the first black woman in the world to own a pilot's license.
Learn more about Bessie Coleman here:http://www.bessiecoleman.com
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3. Edward Bouchet
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EDWARD BOUCHET
Edward Bouchet, the son of a former slave, grew up in Connecticut with limited educational opportunities. However, he became the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Yale in 1874 and the 6th American of any race to earn one in physics. He taught for 26 years at the Institute for Colored Youth and several other universities until his death in 1918, serving as an inspiration to generations of young<br />
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Day 4. ANNE LOWE
Ann Lowe was the fashion designer that designed Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' wedding dress for her marriage to John F. Kennedy in 1953. Lowe opened “Ann Lowe Originals” inside the Saks Fifth Ave department store on Madison Avenue in New York in the 1960s. Her work lives on in the permanent archives at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Black Fashion Museum and The Smithsonian.
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Below is Jackie O's Wedding Dress
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