Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Creating Black History Month




 

CARTER G. WOODSON born December 19th, 1875 was one of the first blacks to lobby schools and organizations to participate in a special program to encourage the study of African American History, which began on  February 1926 with Negro History Week. He started out with the intent to honor the birth months of Frederick Douglas and President Abraham Lincoln.  In 1976, the federal government acknowledged the expansion of Black History Week to Black History Month. 
Check out these good reads via the University Libraries Catalog:

Carter G. Woodson : a life in Black history”  by Jacqueline Anne Goggin, 1953. An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web


Carter G. Woodson : a bio-bibliography”  by Scally, M. Anthony (Mary Anthony) 1905- (Book) at the FAMU COLEMAN LIBRARY, African-American Collection (Reference) - 4th Floor, Room 403 -- Z8983.4.S27 1985 

Carter G. Woodson : a historical reader” by Woodson, Carter Godwin 1875-1950  (Book) at the FAMU COLEMAN LIBRARY, African-American Collection - 4th Floor, Room 403 --  E185 .W897 2000

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