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Black History Month is the successor to Negro History Week which was initiated on February 12, 1926 by Carter G. Woodson, a pre-eminent historian and founder of the Association for ... Each year, a new theme is chosen for Black History Month. The 1998 theme was African Americans and business: The Path toward empowerment.
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The History and Origins of National Black History Month ; ... He also called for a time when the "hidden history and culture" of American peoples could be celebrated. In 1926, Dr. Woodson declared Black History Week. February was chosen for this week because of the birthdays of Frederick Douglas and Abraham Lincoln.
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In 1926 scholar and lecturer Carter G. Woodson came up with the idea for a national salute to the achievements and strides Blacks made in America. He organized the first Negro History Week and designated the second week in February for the ...
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Woodson chose the second week of February to pay tribute to the birthdays of two Americans that dramatically affected the lives of Blacks: Abraham Lincoln (February 12) and Frederick Douglass (February 14). The week-long observance officially became Black History Month in 1976. [Editor's Note: An updated version of...
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because a lot of the civil rights stepping stones happened in the month of frebruary
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Brooklyn plans Jan. 14 festivities for the observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Black History Month in February. (NEWS ADVISORY); PR Newswire ; ... Find more facts and information related to the article "Why February was chosen to celebrate black ..."
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He initiated Black History Week, February 12, 1926. For many years the 2nd week of February (chosen so as to coincide with the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln) was celebrated by Black people in the United States. ... Facts for Features: Black (African-American) History Month: February 2009, U.S.
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Definition: Black History Month started in 1926 in the United States as Negro History Week. February was chosen because both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass have birthdays in that month.
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February was chosen as Black History Month because the birthdays of the esteemed black abolitionist Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln fall during that month. It's also the month the NAACP was founded. It just so happens that February is the shortest and one of the coldest months of the year.
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