Happy Black History Month
February is Black History Month, and West Side Story is here to provide you with some important events you should know during this time.
Three important faces of black history.
February 9, 2018
Every February, the nation observes Black History Month. Speeches are made, events are arranged and Google doodles are crafted to honor the stories and experiences of African-Americans in this country. But how exactly did February come to be Black History Month?
In 1926, Carter G. Woodson, a black historian, established the second week of February as a “Negro History Week,” since both Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln’s birthdays fell during that period. Fifty years later, President Gerald Ford expanded it into a month-long national observance (Time). The country has been celebrating it ever since.
To celebrate Black History Month this year, West Side Story is proud to present a short timeline of major events in African-American history.
