FL H8007

Recognizes February 2023 as "Black History Month" in Florida

Commemorates the contributions of African Americans to society, including abolitionists Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, whose birth months are celebrated in February

Honors the 160th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863

Acknowledges the Civil Rights Movement of the 20th century and notable African American figures in politics, arts, sports, science, medicine, and technology, including Martin Luther King Jr., Maya Angelou, Serena Williams, and Dr. Mae C. Jemison

Celebrates African American Floridians who contributed to state and national history, including Mary McLeod Bethune, Zora Neale Hurston, and Harry Tyson Moore