| Black History |
Black History was founded in 1926 by United States historian Carter G. Woodson as "Negro
History Week Mr.Woodson chose the second week of February because it marked the birthdays of
two Americans who greatly influenced the lives and social condition of African Americans: former
President Abraham Lincoln and abolitionist and former slave Frederick Douglass. Mr. Woodson
also founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, now the Association for the
Study of African American Life and History.
What I did not know is that black history had barely begun to be studied-or even
documented-when the tradition originated. Although blacks have been in America at least as far
back as colonial times, it was not until the 20th century that we gained a respectable presence in
the history books.
We owe the devotion of our life and hard work and the celebration of Black History Month, and
more importantly, the study of black history, to Dr. Carter G. Woodson. Born to parents who were
former slaves, he spent his childhood working in the Kentucky coal mines and enrolled in high
school at age twenty. He graduated within two years and later went on to earn a Ph.D. From
Harvard.
Mr. Woodson, always one to act on his ambitions, decided to take on the challenge of writing black
Americans into the nation's history. He established the Association for the Study of Negro Life and
History (now called the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History) in 1915, and a
year later founded the widely respected Journal of Negro History. In 1926, he launched Negro
History Week as an initiative to bring national attention to the contributions of black people
throughout American history
I also did not know that:
The 15th Amendment was passed, granting blacks the right to vote.
February 25, 1870:
The first black U.S. Senator, Hiram R. Revels (1822-1901), took his oath of office.
February 12, 1909:
History Week Mr.Woodson chose the second week of February because it marked the birthdays of
two Americans who greatly influenced the lives and social condition of African Americans: former
President Abraham Lincoln and abolitionist and former slave Frederick Douglass. Mr. Woodson
also founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, now the Association for the
Study of African American Life and History.
What I did not know is that black history had barely begun to be studied-or even
documented-when the tradition originated. Although blacks have been in America at least as far
back as colonial times, it was not until the 20th century that we gained a respectable presence in
the history books.
We owe the devotion of our life and hard work and the celebration of Black History Month, and
more importantly, the study of black history, to Dr. Carter G. Woodson. Born to parents who were
former slaves, he spent his childhood working in the Kentucky coal mines and enrolled in high
school at age twenty. He graduated within two years and later went on to earn a Ph.D. From
Harvard.
Mr. Woodson, always one to act on his ambitions, decided to take on the challenge of writing black
Americans into the nation's history. He established the Association for the Study of Negro Life and
History (now called the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History) in 1915, and a
year later founded the widely respected Journal of Negro History. In 1926, he launched Negro
History Week as an initiative to bring national attention to the contributions of black people
throughout American history
I also did not know that:
The 15th Amendment was passed, granting blacks the right to vote.
February 25, 1870:
The first black U.S. Senator, Hiram R. Revels (1822-1901), took his oath of office.
February 12, 1909:
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