BLACK HISTORY MONTH

February is Black History Month in the United States (October in Britain). Kids study African-American history and culture at school and special events are celebrated. You can find plenty of information in history.com or biography.com

The most prominent figure is probably Dr Martin Luther King Jr, winner of the Nobel Peace Price in 1964 and assassinated in 1968. You can learn about him and the Civil Rights Movement in the pages I mentioned; visit this one as a sample.

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."

These words are part of his most famous speech, which you can see, listen to and read in this page.