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Black History Month
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jan marrero
Black History Month
ABOUT BLACK HISTORY MONTH
In 1915, Dr.
Carter G.
Woodson and Rev.
Jesse E.
Moorland co-founded the
Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH).
Their goal was to
research and bring awareness to...
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Black History Month
ABOUT BLACK HISTORY MONTH
In 1915, Dr.
Carter G.
Woodson and Rev.
Jesse E.
Moorland co-founded the
Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH).
Their goal was to
research and bring awareness to the largely ignored, yet crucial role black people
played in American and world history.
The following year, Woodson published and
distributed his findings in The Journal of Negro History.
He founded the publication with
the hope that it would dispel popular mistruths.
He also hoped to educate black people
about their cultural background and instill them with a sense of pride in their race.
The son of former slaves and the second black person to receive a degree from
Harvard University, Carter Woodson understood the value of education.
He also felt the
importance of preserving one s heritage and, upon his urgings, the fraternity Omega Psi
Phi created Negro History and Literature Week in 1920.
In 1926, Woodson changed the
name to Negro History Week.
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