National Black History Month originated in 1915, when historian and author Dr. Carter G. Woodson founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and initiated the first Negro History Week in February 1926. The celebration was expanded to a month in 1976, the nation's bicentennial. President Gerald R. Ford urged Americans to:
“Recognize the importan…
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