The Don S. McClure Show Live - Black History The Future & Family Honor

The Don S. McClure Show Live - Black History, the Future & Family Honor.
Black history started with a week celebration because of a man who had a vision for Black Culture, especially the ties to family, progress, and history. His vision, he established Negro History Week in during the month of February in 1926. Carter Godwin Woodson was born on (December 19, 1875, and left this earth on April 3, 1950) he was an African-American historian, author, journalist and the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. Woodson wanted more.

His original idea for Negro History Week was for it to be a time for student showcases of the African-American history they learned the rest of the year, black history would be discussed. Woodson later advocated starting a Negro History Year, saying that during a school year “a subject that receives attention one week out of 36 will not mean much to anyone.” Individually several places, including West Virginia in the 1940s and Chicago in the 1960s, expanded the celebration into Negro History Month. President Ford first honored Black History Week in 1975, calling the recognition “most appropriate,” as the country developed “a healthy awareness of the achievements  of African Americans that have too long been obscured and unsung.” In 1976, on the 50th anniversary of the beginning of Negro History Week, the Association for the Study of African American History made the shift to Black History Month.

Also in 1976, President Ford issued the first Black History Month commemoration, saying with the celebration “we can seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.”