By: Prisca Liliane
As the month of February draws to a close, I want to leave this month sharing information to those who may or may not know the meaning behind “Black History Month”. On February 7th, 1926, Carter G. Woodson initiated the first “Negro History Week”. By 1976, President Gerald Ford made the celebration a month-long observance- which was the 50th anniversary of the original date.
Below I will link articles, historical text, and other cool ways one can learn more about the Black experience. Feel free to check out the many free, online resources that are available to anyone with access to the internet, public library and museum(s).
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture.
“In celebration of Black History Month, the Museum invites you to engage with digital resources to preserve, digitize and share African American family history.”
WE RETURN FIGHTING - The African American Experience in World War I.
Standing up for Change- African American Women and the Civil Rights Movement.
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