A Preview of More Than a Month on PBS
A New Documentary Explores the Impact of Black History Month
With its origins dating back to 1926, Black History Month has served as a national observance of the history of African American culture. Originally referred to as “Negro History Week” by historian Carter G. Woodson, there has been [...]
While February has been slated as the only time to celebrate the history of African-American culture, we feel that all cultures should be celebrated regardless of what month it is as this rich diversity encapsulates all of American history. There are scores of films that have embraced all aspects of African American culture, so narrowing [...]
The separate but equal laws in which ‘colored people’ were forced to use different facilities than whites seems a lifetime ago; however, those incidents are relatively recent. Many of your parents, siblings, and spouses most likely remember this terrible time in our history, especially if they were raised in the South where Jim Crow laws [...]
February is Black History Month, the roots of which were established in 1920 by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, the second black person to graduate from Harvard University and the son of former slaves. Woodson had co-founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH) in 1915 with Rev. Jesse E. Moorland with [...]
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