Notes in Black History, February 6, 2018
*Bob Marley (Robert Nesta Marley), Jamaican singer-songwriter, was born on this day in 1945.Known internationally for his musical style, blending reggae and ska, he was recognized as cultural icon and “international peace ambassador”1.
*Established on this day in 1867, the Peabody Fund promoted Black education in the South
*First organized migration of U.S. Blacks back to Africa, from New York to Sierra Leone, 1820
For more information about Bob Marley, the Peabody Fund or U.S. Blacks migration back to Africa, go to http://www.bobmarley.com/history/, http://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/almanac/education/1867_peabodys_reconstruction_schools, http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/freed-u-s-slaves-depart-on-journey-to-africa