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Black History Month has its own interesting history. Check out the resources below to learn more about Carter G. Woodson, the origins of Black History Month, and some of what the celebration means to Americans.
A career educator and early advocate of the importance of researching African American history, Woodson founded and directed the first and most influential academic association devoted to the study of African American history. He also was instrumental in establishing February as Black History Month.
Lonnie Bunch, founding director of the National Museum of African American History & Culture discusses Carter G. Woodson, Black History Month, and how learning about the history of African Americans can help all Americans.
Dr. Jelani M. Favors discusses his book, Shelter in a Time of Storm: How Black Colleges Fostered Generations of Leadership and Activism, and further details how HBCUs became a refuge during the oppressive Jim Crow era. Free Virtual Event.
A virtual staged reading of Wole Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman by the Shakespeare Theatre Company and Howard University’s Department of Theatre Arts. Free virtual event presented by the Smithsonian's African American History and Culture Museum.