On this day, Dr. Carter G. Woodson, often called the “Father of Black History,” founded Associated Publishers to promote and preserve African American history. In February 1926, he launched Negro History Week to encourage the study of Black achievements, aligning it with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. This initiative laid the foundation for what became Black History Month, officially expanded in 1976 during the U.S. Bicentennial to honor the broad contributions of African Americans to the nation’s history and culture.
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