How Black History Month Was Born in DC a Century Ago

How Black History Month Was Born in DC a Century Ago

Carter G. Woodson established Negro History Week, which later blossomed into a month-long celebration of Black excellence.

Creator sought to honor Black achievement - Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group

By Janice Hayes Kyser Contributing Writer As the observance of Black history marks its 100th birthday, scholars and community leaders say Carter G. Woodson, the father of the Black history movement, would be elated that his week-long observance has grown to a month-long celebration. “I’d like to think that first and foremost Dr. Woodson would be excited and supportive of the expanded commitment and commemoration of Black history,” said M. Keith …

Black History Month in Jessamine County

CAMP NELSON, Ky. — The precursor to Black History Month was created in 1926, when African American historian Carter G. Woodson and his Association for the Study of African-American Life and History designated the second week of February as “Black History Week.” The week was intentionally chosen as it coincided with the birthdays of President Abraham Lincoln and Civil Rights hero Frederick Douglass. Over the following decades, Black History Week …

Grappling with Black history and American exceptionalism

“If a race has no history, it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated. The American Indian left no continuous record. He did not appreciate the value of tradition, and where is he today?”—American historian and scholar Carter G. Woodson, 1926. As covered in last week’s cover story, Black History Month began through the works of Carter G. Woodson. This …