Every year, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) chooses the theme for Black History Month.
The annual celebration, which highlights the achievements of African Americans, evolved out of Negro History Week, the brainchild of historian Carter G. Woodson.
, an organization dedicated to researching and promoting achievements by Black Americans and other peoples of African descent.How did Black History Month start? "Woodson fervently believed that Black people should be proud of their heritage and all Americans should understand the largely overlooked achievements of Black Americans," theWoodson originally came up with the idea of Negro History Week to encourage black Americans to become more interested in their own history and heritage and it was established in 1926.
In 1976, 50 years after the first celebration, the ASALH officially shifted from a week to a month and from "Negro history" to "Black history." Since the mid-1970s, every U.S. president — Democrat and Republican — has issued proclamations honoring the spirit of Black History Month and endorsing the organization’s annual theme.
The development of cultural centers such as libraries, literary societies and various associations "worked to support the intellectual development of communities to collect and preserve Black stories, sponsor Black history and literature events, and were active in the quest for civil, social, and human rights," the ASALH said.
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