Black History Month
Black History Month, also known as African-American History Month, is an annual observance
in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom for remembrance of important people and
events in the history of the African diaspora.
It is...
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Black History Month
Black History Month, also known as African-American History Month, is an annual observance
in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom for remembrance of important people and
events in the history of the African diaspora.
It is celebrated annually in the United States and
Canada in February and the United Kingdom in October.
Black History Month had its beginnings in 1926 in the United States, when historian Carter G.
Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History announced the second
week of February to be "Negro History Week".
This week was chosen because it marked the
birthday of both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.
Woodson created the holiday with
the hope that it eventually be eliminated when black history became fundamental to American
history.
Negro History Week was met with enthusiastic response; it prompted the creation of
black history clubs, an increase in interest among teachers, and interest from progressive wh
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