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In February 1926, Woodson sent out a press release announcing the first Negro History Week. He chose February because the month contained the birthdays of both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, two prominent men whose historic achievements African Americans already celebrated.
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.
14 Οκτ 2009 · The celebration of Black History Month began as “Negro History Week,” which was created in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson, a noted African American historian, scholar, educator and publisher....
25 Φεβ 2021 · By the time Dr. Woodson died in 1950, mayors across the country supported Negro History Week. In the 1960s, growing political consciousness among Black college students led to a push for...
The precursor to Black History Month was created in 1926 in the United States, when historian Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH) announced the second week of February to be "Negro History Week". [10]
7 Φεβ 2021 · On Feb. 7, 1926, Carter G. Woodson, initiated the first celebration of Negro History Week which led to Black History Month, to extend and deepen the study and scholarship on African American history, all year long.
The Omega Psi Fraternity created Negro History and Literature Week in 1924. But Woodson had even greater aspirations for Negro History to become a significant part of the culture across the country. 1926. In the 1920s, a decade of hope and possibility for Black Americans, Negro History Week begins.
