How was Black History Month started?
Black History Month is primarily known as an annual remembrance of the contribution of black Americans to the history and culture of the United States.MotivationBlack History Month was the brainchild of Carter G. Woodson (1875 to 1950), a Harvard-trained historian. He co-founded what is now known as the Association for the Study of African American Life and History as part of his attempt to raise awareness of black contributions to humanity.FormationIn 1926, Woodson established the archetype of Black History Month: Negro History Week. It was held the second week of February.February’s SignificanceWoodson chose the month of February because it was the birth month of abolitionist Frederick Douglass (1818 to 1895) and 16th U.S. President Abraham Lincoln (1809 to 1865), two men he believed greatly influenced black Americans.PopularityThe celebration of Negro History Week spread from one city to the next until it morphed into Black History Month in the 1960s at the height of the Civil Right
