Today In Black History – Negro History Week Is Observed For The First Time [VIDEO]
Thanks to Carter G. Woodson (known as the father of black history), Black History month is celebrated annually here in the U.S., Canada, and the United Kingdom.
Carter G. Woodson once said, "If a race has no history, it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated."
1871 - Alcorn A&M College opened
1926 - Negro History was observed for the first time.
Carter G. Woodson was a historian, author and journalist. He was also a teacher and in addition to creating Negro History Week, he also founded founder of Journal of Negro History and the Association for the Study of African American Life and History.
Do to the urging of A. Philip Randolph, founding president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters President Roosevelt signed an Executive Order and created the Fair Employment Practices Committee (FEPC) in 1941. Roosevelt said of the bill, "there shall be no discrimination in the employment of workers in defense industries or government because of race, creed, color, or national origin."