National Freedom Day commemorates the Signing of the 13th Amendment abolishing Slavery

Langston Hughes (Famous Black Poet and Activist)

Uriah Jones (Made 1968 Olympic Team and became the first black fencer to win a US National title in foil […]

Rosa Parks (Mother of the Civil Rights Movement)

Peter Westbrook (American Saber fencer, First African American to win an Olympic fencing medal, bronze in 1984, 5-time Olympian)

Honors the musician whose reggae music promoted peace, unity, and social justice worldwide.

Alice Walker (American novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist)

A festive celebration marked by parades, music, and cultural traditions leading up to Lent.