Grades 3-12 10 Ways to Celebrate Black History

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February is Black History Month. This annual observance actually dates back to the mid-1920s. Dr. Carter G. Woodson, an educator and historian, is credited as the "Father of Black History." He originally proposed the establishment of "Negro History Week" to honor and celebrate the contributions of Black Americans in the United States. Negro History Week was originally celebrated during the second week of February to coincide with Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln's birthdays. Both of these men greatly impacted Black Americans. Negro History Week then became Black History Week in the early 1970s. In 1976, in honor of the nation's bicentennial, the week was expanded to a month-long …