February set aside for celebrating accomplishments of Black Americans

“Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history,” Dr. Carter G.Woodson once said.
Initially formed in 1926 by Woodson, Black History Month is celebrated across the world in the month of February, during which Black Americans are given the deserved appreciation for their achievements.
Petitioning originally for what would be called “Negro History Week,” Woodson’s want for proper recognition has grown and developed into a month-long event, for which he is known as the ‘Fatherof Black History.’
Woodson first enrolled in high school at age 20, he was a determined man who realized a hole in the history books he was learning from.
Black American achievements were nowhere to be seen in the pages Woodson read, which began his fi ght for all people to be equally represented in history.
Woodson continued his education at Harvard, where he earned his Ph.D. He put his knowledge to use by beginning a documentation of Black American accomplishments that could be found nowhere in print.
In 1926 Woodson established the world-wide celebration of Black History Month.
This was not all he did. Wanting a written documentation of black achievements, Woodson founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History in 1915 (now called the Association for the Study of Black American Life and History).
Woodson was also the founder of other black journals that would go on to create a history for their people.
The son of former slaves, Woodson did not stop at a small breakthrough, such as documenting important historical events that other texts were missing, but went on to establish an event that is celebrated annually by those all around the world.
Because of Woodson, and the many other ambitious contributors, black history is recognized with importance and sincerity in the month of February.

Written by Sydney Conrad