Carter G Woodson

February

Carter G Woodson

19 Dec 1875 - 3 Apr 1950

The celebration of Black History Month began as “Negro History Week,” which was created in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson. It became a month-long celebration in 1976. The month of February was chosen to coincide with the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln.

It is celebrated in February in the United States and Canada, while in Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom it is observed in October