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Black History Month started as Negro History Week (second week of February) in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. Over the decades, this week was endorsed as a holiday.
The first proposal for a whole month was by the Black United Students at Kent State University in 1969. The first celebration of Black History Month was in 1970. Black History Month was federally recognized in 1976 by President Gerald Ford as part of the United States Bicentennial.
Each year has a theme; 2014's theme is Civil Rights in America.
Some sites for further information about Black History Month:
Origins of Black History Month - Letter from Daryl Michael Scott, Vice-President of Association for the Study of African American Life and History.
Smithsonian Education - Events in Washington D.C. and New York City, educator resources, and an African American Cultural Heritage Virtual Tour are some of the items available on this site.
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Some books and e-books in our collection related to the breadth of African-American history and culture include (selections: NF) :
African American Fraternities and Sororities (2nd ed.) by 
African American Lives by 
Black Business Secrets by 
Black Liberation by 
Handbook of African American Psychology by 
I Never Had It Made by 
Lift Every Voice by 
Light, Bright, and Damned near White by 
The Persistence of the Color Line by 
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks by 
Strengthening the African American Educational Pipeline by 
Term Paper Resource Guide to African American History by 