Annual Event, DC Black History Happens Now, Knowledge, On the Web & In Person (Hybrid) by DC Black HistoryJanuary 25, 20231:06 pmFebruary 22, 2023 Black History 2023 ASALH: “Why does Black History Month occur in February? The relevance of February goes back to 1926, when ASALH’s founder Dr. Carter G. Woodson first established “Negro History Week” during the second week of February. And why that week? Because it encompasses the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass—both men being great American symbols of freedom. However, Woodson never confined Negro History to a week. His life’s work and the mission of ASALH since its founding in 1915 represent a living testimony to the year-round and year-after-year study of African American history.” Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham2021 ASALH National President Related
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