Trevor Noah celebrates black history with a salute to legendary black leaders

Some awesome Black History Month viewing.
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Shannon Connellan
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Trevor Noah celebrates black history with a salute to legendary black leaders
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The Daily Show's Trevor Noah has run some truly awesome deep-dive segments, monologues, and off-the-cuff chats on legendary black leaders like Nelson Mandela, Winnie Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr., and Aretha Franklin.

Plus, he and the Daily Show team have done some unique looks at the Selma-to-Montgomery marches and the 50th anniversary of Franklin's appearance in Peanuts (before that, even comics were segregated).

So, for Black History Month, here are some of the key moments stitched together in one impressive, hilarious, serious, and moving look that, quite frankly, should be mandatory viewing for everyone.

A photo portrait of a journalist with blonde hair and a band t-shirt.
Shannon Connellan
UK Editor

Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about entertainment, tech, social good, science, culture, and Australian horror.


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