Black history month february or october

Annual celebration of Black history

For the song, see Black History Month (song).

Black History Month is an annually observed commemorative month originating in the United States, where it is also known as African-American History Month.^[4] It began as a way of remembering important people and events in the history of the African diaspora, initially lasting a week before becoming a month-long observation since 1970.^[5] It is celebrated in February in the United States^[6] and Canada,^[7] where it has received official recognition from governments, and more recently has also been celebrated in Ireland and the United Kingdom where it is observed in October.^[8][9]

Origin

Negro History Week (1926)

The precursor to Black History Month was created in 1926 in the United States, when historian Carter G.

Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH) announced the second week of February to be "Negro History Week".^[10] This week was chosen because it coinci

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