just one week in February each year?If you’re wondering why Black History Month is in February––the shortest month in the entire year––you’re not alone.
It all started nearly 100 years ago with Dr. Carter G. Woodson, a Black historian considered the ‘Father of Black History.’ In 1926, Woodson founded Negro History Week during a particular week in February that spanned the birthdays of both Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln.The National Museum of African American History & Culture documented Woodson’s contributions in this tweet:In February 1926, Dr.
Carter G. Woodson started Negro History Week with @ASALH.The event was first celebrated during a week that encompassed the birthdays of both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.
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