This article by Willie Lee Gay discusses the origin of Black History Month originally established as Negro History Week by Dr. Carter G. Woodson in 1926.
Citation
"Black History Month." (1991) Museum of Houston and the Houston Metropolitan Research Center: https://hdl.handle.net/1911/36340.
Publisher
Museum of Houston and the Houston Metropolitan Research Center
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