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What Is It About Black History That Frightens the Hell Out of the Far Right?

Carter G. Woodson established Black History Month to ensure the history of Black people was told.

Woodson believed that education for Black people should involve interrogation of white ideology and liberation of minds. [ more ]

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Black History Month celebrates African-American history and contributions

Carter G Woodson initiated Negro History Week in 1926, leading to the establishment of Black History Month [ more ]

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Carter G. Woodson, the father of Black History Month, believed that it was important for Black people to be the teachers of their own history.

Woodson intentionally chose February to celebrate Black history to coincide with the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. [ more ]

HuffPost

Black History Month is in February because it coincides with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.

The study of Black History has two periods: before Woodson and after Woodson. [ more ]

Miami Herald

Carter G. Woodson started Black History Month to celebrate African American contributions and achievements.

Woodson founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History and started the Journal of Negro History. [ more ]

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