February is Black History Month, the official month in the United States to celebrate the contributions of African Americans to American history. But not many people are aware of the origins of Black History month. Then in 1916, he started publishing the Journal of Negro History, a magazine highlighting achievements by men and women of colour, that went on to become ‘The Journal of African American History.’ As part of his ongoing efforts to get schools to study African American history, Dr. Woodson organized the first Negro History Week during the second week of February in 1926. In the Journal of Negro History, Vol. The history of African people traded, sold and forced into slavery and their descendants is a necessary and vital one for people of colour worldwide.

Source: The Guardian February 11, 2018 02:37 UTC