Black History
Black History - 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
Black History - 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 whites.
Negro H
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