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25 lut 2021 · Every year since 1928, Negro History Week, and later Black History Month, has centered on a theme. This year's theme is “The Black Family: Representation, Identity and Diversity.”
Life and History, first proposed a Negro History Week in 1925, seeking to increase awareness of African American contributions throughout American history. Woodson chose the week in February between Abraham Lincoln’s and Frederick Douglass’ birthdays as the time of celebration. Fifty years after the first such week, President Gerald Ford ...
of Blacks in U.S. history. Also known as African American History Month, the event grew out of “Negro History Week,” the brainchild of noted historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans. Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month. Other countries
25 lut 2021 · Black History Month has been celebrated in the United States for close to 100 years. But what is it, exactly, and how did it begin?
February 7-13, 1926 First national Negro History Week is established by Woodson and observed in many locations. Black newspapers carry a column by Woodson on achievements. February 24, 1926 The New York Amsterdam News excerpts Woodson’s Negro History Week speech.
Ultimately Woodson believed Negro History Week—which became Black History Month in 1976—would be a vehicle for racial transformation forever. The question that faces us today is whether or not Black History Month is still relevant? Is it still a vehicle for change?
14 sty 2010 · Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. Also known as African American History Month,...
