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Black History Month Week: Where BHM Came From (1924)

Published: Feb. 13, 2022, 9:30 a.m.

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This week, we\\u2019re doing a number of episodes around the history of\\u2026 Black History Month.

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Today, February 13th \\u2014 the roots of the celebration in 1924, when historian Carter G Woodson started Negro History Week.

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Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss why Woodson started the commemoration and how Black History Month has evolved in the century since.

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