Origins of Black History Month

Daryl Michael Scott
ASALH Former National President

COMPANY HISTORY

1915
Portrait of Dr. Carter G. Woodson, ca. 1915

The story of Black History Month begins in Chicago during the summer of 1915. An alumnus of the University of…
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The Journal of Negro History is established in 1916
The Journal of Negro History is established in 1916

He hoped that others would popularize the findings that he and other black intellectuals would publish in The Journal of…
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Why February?
Why February?

Woodson chose February for reasons of tradition and reform. It is commonly said that Woodson selected February to encompass the…
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Woodson’s Vision
Woodson’s Vision

Yet Woodson was up to something more than building on tradition. Without saying so, he aimed to reform it from…
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