[New post] The Choice of February as Black History Month

Anthony Ambrosius Aurelius posted: " In the 1920's, black historian Carter Godwin Woodson chose February as Black History Month because it coincided with both Abraham Lincoln who emancipated all slaves, and Frederick Douglass' birthday. The original focus of Black History Month was to illu" New post on Learn Something Interesting The Choice of February as Black History Month by Anthony Ambrosius Aurelius In the 1920's, black historian Carter Godwin Woodson chose February as Black History Month because it coincided with both Abraham Lincoln who emancipated all slaves, and Frederick Douglass' birthday. The original focus of Black History Month was to illustrate black contributions to American life and to celebrate black excellence, however in contrast to this narrative, […] Read more of this post Anthony Ambrosius Aurelius | February 2, 2022 at 12:00 am | Tags: 1920's, Abraham Lincoln, birthday, black contributions to American life, black excellence, Black History Month, Carter G. Woodson, civil rights, emancipate, February, Frederick Douglass, historian, slave, slavery | Categories: Anthropology, Biography, Criminology, Cultural Anthropology, History, Law, Philosophy, Politics, Sociology | URL: https://wp.me/p9Ja5L-nS Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Learn Something Interesting. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://learnsomethinginteresting.com/2022/02/02/the-choice-of-february-as-black-history-month/