February- Black History Month

Every February, Americans celebrate Black History Month. This tribute dates back to 1926 and is credited to a Harvard scholar named Carter G. Woodson.

In an effort to bring national attention to the contributions of black Americans, Woodson organized the first annual Negro History Week in 1926. This event evolved into the establishment in 1976 of February as "Black History Month."


	2008 Carter G. Woodson and the Origins of Multiculturalism Association for the Study of African American Life and History
	African American Lives PBS
	African American World PBS
	ASALH and the United States Postal Service Association for the Study of African American Life and History
	Biographies of Great African Americans
	Black History Month infoplease
	Celebrating Our Black History
	National Register of Historic Places – Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site
	Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
	U.S. Census