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February 2017 - What's Happening @ LWLC: Black History Month

LWLC Black History Month Film Series

The Levi Watkins Learning Center during Black History Month (Feb.) will host the following events:  
 
 
Tuesday, Feb.  7    6:00 pm   Film
 
Tuesday, Feb. 14   6:00 pm   Film
 
Tuesday, Feb. 21   6:00 pm   Film
 
Tuesday, Feb. 28   6:00 pm   Film
 
The events are held on the 5th floor, free and open to the public. 
  
Information provided by LKH, BO

Why is February Black History Month?

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; 2017's theme is The Crisis in Black Education.

National Museum of African American History and Culture - Opened in September 2016. Looks at American history from an African American perspective.

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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Books & E-books

Some books and e-books in our collection related to the breadth of African-American history and  culture include (selections: NF) :

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