Freddy D-Day that is.
Did you know that Frederick Douglass celebrated his birthday on February 14th? Of course, slaveowners didn't generally keep records of the birthdates of their slaves, but we think he was born in or around February, and he chose the 14th as the day on which he celebrated.
Since Lincoln's Birthday is on the 12th, and Douglass' on the 14th, February became Black History Month in honor of these two men.
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