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13 lut 2019 · Black History Month originated in 1926 as Negro History Week. It was observed the second week of February. It aimed to increase everyone’s knowledge of Black history. Negro History Week was the brainchild of Dr. Carter G. Woodson, a Harvard-trained historian of African Americans.
The first Negro History Week was met with a lukewarm response, gaining the cooperation of the departments of education of the states of North Carolina, Delaware, and West Virginia as well as the city school administrations of Baltimore, New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. [14] Despite this limited observance, Woodson regarded the ...
1969-1970:The expansion of Black History Week to Black History Month was first proposed by the leaders of the Black United Students at Kent State University in February 1969. The first celebration of the Black History Month took place at Kent State one year later, in February 1970.
During Black History Month, people in Canada celebrate the many achievements and contributions of Black Canadians and their communities who, throughout history, have done so much to make Canada a culturally diverse, compassionate, and prosperous country.
In 2018, Viola Desmond became the first Black person and the first Canadian woman to be featured on a regularly circulating Canadian banknote, when she was featured on the $10 bill. In 1958, Willie O'Ree, born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, broke the color barrier in the National Hockey League (NHL) when he played for the Boston Bruins.
1 lut 2024 · The first Negro History Week was announced in February 1926. “This was a community effort spearheaded by Woodson that built on tradition, and built on Black institutional life and structures to...
1995: In December 1995, the House of Commons in Canada officially recognized February as Black History Month. 2008: In February 2008, Senator Donald Oliver, the first Black man appointed to the Senate, introduced the motion to “Recognize Contributions of Black Canadians and February as Black History Month.”.
