2007-02-04 16:39:03 · 13 answers · asked by DeezNutz 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
As in Year, Who started it officially as a celebrated month.
2007-02-04 16:43:16 · update #1
when they abolished slavery
2007-02-04 16:42:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Black History Month was established in 1976 by the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History. The month-long celebration was an expansion of ***** History Week, which was established in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson, director of what was then known as the Association for the Study of ***** Life and History. Woodson selected the week in February that embraced the birthdays of both Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln.
2007-02-04 17:07:39 · answer #2 · answered by gman1602 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh wow...the 1st answer was incredibly long...I dont know really, but I got a small section 'bout it on wiki in 1926 because it marks the birthdays of two men who greatly influenced the black American population, Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. Later on in 1976, as the nation reached its bicentennial, the week was expanded into an entire month. However, February has much more than Douglass and Lincoln to show for its significance in black American history. (not the whole section)
2016-05-24 14:15:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It started when everyone started celebrating it lol! Sorry i don't know but, i do know, that, i find it kind of races celebrating black history month, and not any other race history month.
2007-02-04 16:44:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
1926, first started as "***** History Week."
February was chosen because it included the birthdays of two men who greatly influenced black history: Fredrick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln.
2007-02-04 16:49:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
February first
2007-02-04 16:42:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
go to www.history.com to get the facts and accuracy on times and dates and people. Some of that should be there
Good Hunting
2007-02-04 16:48:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think someone just started calling it that once, and everyone was so afraid that they may offend someone else, that nobody bothered telling them there was no such thing!!
2007-02-04 16:47:16 · answer #8 · answered by wildraft1 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do not know and not care, I want a white, native american and jewish history month...
2007-02-04 16:43:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The girl who said she didn't care needs to burn in hell. What a stupid *****.
2007-02-08 04:26:55 · answer #10 · answered by Ladyinblue 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Feb 1st.
2007-02-04 16:40:49 · answer #11 · answered by Metal 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋