Black History Month at FAMU

On this date in BLACK HISTORY: February 12

President Abraham Lincoln was born on this date in 1809 in Hodgenville, Kentucky.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) an African-American civil rights organization in the United States, founded on this date in 1909. 

Check out these good reads via the University Libraries Catalog

“Abraham Lincoln : a legacy of freedom" by Clack, George; Friedman, Michael Jay
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo1328 (eBook)

“Abraham Lincoln, a biography” by Thomas, Benjamin Platt 1902-1956
FAMU COLEMAN LIBRARY General Collection -- E457 .T427 195

“NAACP, a history of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People” by Kellogg, Charles Flint
FAMU COLEMAN LIBRARY African-American Collection - 4th Floor, Room 403 -- E185.5.N276K4 v.1

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