This Week In Black History Feb 26-March 4, 2025 - Atlanta Tribune
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FEBRUARY 26 1920—Dr. Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950) founds the first nationally orga­nized celebration of Black American his­tory (then called Negro History Week), which was first celebrated on this day in 1926. Woodson scheduled the week to co­incide with the birthdays of Civil War Presi­dent Abraham Lincoln and Black abolition­ist Frederick Douglass. However, in 1976, Negro […]

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FEBRUARY 26 1920—Dr. Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950) founds the first nationally orga­nized celebration of Black American his­tory (then called Negro History Week), which was first celebrated on this day in 1926. Woodson scheduled the week to co­incide with the birthdays of Civil War Presi­dent Abraham Lincoln and Black abolition­ist Frederick Douglass. However, in 1976, Negro […]

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