is both incredibly important to this country and a woefully inadequate substitute for integrating all peoples’ histories into our understanding of what the U.S. was and is. In short, by know we should all be pretty firm in the fact that we need to learn and reviewof the year.
What is Black History Month? It is a 28-day recognition of the achievements of all Black folks, but specifically African Americans. Originally called “” in February of 1926 by Carter G. Woodson, the founder of the Association for the Study of Negro Life, the annual celebration became a monthlong event and was renamed sometime after the 1960s.
The purpose of this month is to celebrate the endeavors and accomplishments of Black people throughout history — from the inventor of the Eder-Berry biopsy gastroscope to the first black president.