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Teachers across America are doing it for the culture this black history month by decking out their classroom doors with iconic black figures from past to present.

Black history month has been celebrated in the United States each February since 1926 and each year new influential leaders in the community are born. Even last year alone was filled with endless melanin magic to rejoice over. In sports, Simone Biles became the most decorated gymnast in the world and Naomi Osaka became the first Japanese player to win a Grand Slam title; while in entertainment Black Panther's predominantly black cast became the third-highest grossing film in the North American box office with $700 million and Cardi B became the first female rapper with two Billboard #1's. Using paper, fabric and glue the teachers on this list have created some truly stunning designs to highlight the vast array of black legends over the years. Scroll down below to check out their intricate doors and don't forget to upvote your favs!

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It’s black history month and it’s like a holiday over here at Lake Alfred Elementary. Here is this years door and if you scroll you’ll see last years. Shout out to my #Artclub babies for twisting this paper into dreads (The real mvps). She’s got her gold clips,yarn wrapped around her dreads and baby hairs and she’s ready to go. We are excited to share our projects with you guys

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Loooooooove it!! Love them all! Sincerely an art teacher

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From Ida Shuler: "All I do is think about how brave this little girl was, how this little girl managed to hold onto her dreams despite the challenges she faced! I use to be selling sugarless kool-aide and old halloween candy on Alexander St in Newark! Playing school in my best friends’s basement because teaching made me happy and it suppressed my reality temporarily...I would literally cry out to GOD because I didn’t want to boil water every night to take a hot bath and questioned GOD why I had to live like that! Because of her I’m EVERYTHING I am today resilient, motivated, inspirational, hardworking, one Bomb momma, dedicated, GOD FEARING, loveable, crazy, crafty, talented, smart... because of her the devil can NEVER steal my joy... growing up I had no real role model... my 8yr old self is the person I admire the most... at such a young age I knew my trials and tribulations was only temporary and here I am today! One day I hope I’ll get a call from one of my students expressing how I inspired them!

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My older cousin is an elementary school teacher and this is how he decided to decorate his door for Black history month! This is so dope!

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Jodi Ellis
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Glad to see a male get involved as well. Great job on the door.

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I decorated my classroom door at work for black history month and it turned out to be beautiful ❤️ my boss told me i couldn’t put it up because it was “too controversial and she didn’t wanna receive any backlash from it but i put it up anyway

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Daria B
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I disagree censorship is unAmerican... In fact, American art and popular culture is mutilated to death with censorship. It just manifests itself in a more subtle way, I guess.

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Aria Whitaker
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Imagine that...receiving "backlash" from teaching about Black folks contributions to America and learning about black historical figures lives!!?? The more we change, the more we stay the same...SMH.

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Martha Meyer
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't understand what would be controversial about this. Can anyone explain?

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Kyana Winter
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It is simply the principal being chicken, there shouldn't be anything controversial about this.

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Kimberly Young
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hell yes! The more "controversy" it inspires, the more you should go for it!

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can see the rest of my door and wall on Instagram @bellv.ricvn or Facebook - A’driana Moya-Rsheed

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A’driana Moya-Rsheed
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is actually my door that i created and got fired for . I’m just now seeing this post. They hired a lawyer when they fired me because they thought i would call them out for being discriminatory. There is so much more to the story that led to me getting fired. The director actually snatched people off the door to destroy it , when i asked what i should tell my black students she said to “tell them they can celebrate those people at home but not here “ .fast forward a year later and that center has closed down . What goes around comes around

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Devin Robinson
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you haven't heard "Strange Fruit", go listen to it. It's such a haunting song

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Our classroom door is complete. My first graders read and learned all about Brave Ruby Bridges and wrote about how they have been brave like her. I always kick off black history month by sharing the story of Ruby Bridges because it is one that I feel that my students will identify with. .
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Ruby Nell Bridges made history as a six-year-old entering first grade in 1960 when she became the first African American student to desegregate a formerly all-white school in New Orleans.
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My students had fun crumbling up the paper to make her hair.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She's still alive. 64 years old. This history... is literally living history. This was not very long ago, & is still felt. These events are worthy of being know, being understood, and be learned from. Such a wonderful way to celebrate the bravery of Ruby, and all kids who learn about her.

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Kaisu Rei
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is amazing, I love how teachers put the effort to celebrate black history month!

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is really unique and different from the others, I love it!

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My husband and I decorated his classroom door for Black History Month

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I was crowned 👑 2nd BLACK Miss USA on February 19, 1993 representing Michigan. I am also a famous actress. You may recall my TWIRL & Gone with the wind fabulous quotes.. Who Am I?

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Kaisu Rei
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So many amazing and iconic black people, both current and past!

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