{"id":7891,"date":"2018-02-21T13:49:21","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T20:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hesarizona.org\/glendale-charter-school\/?p=7891"},"modified":"2018-02-21T15:56:42","modified_gmt":"2018-02-21T22:56:42","slug":"black-history-month-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hesarizona.org\/glendale-charter-school\/black-history-month-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Black History Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

February is full of holidays with Groundhog Day, Valentine\u2019s Day, and Presidents\u2019 Day. The whole month of February is also a time to celebrate and remember the great accomplishments and impact of notable African American figures in history. Learn more about the people and events that led to February becoming Black History Month.<\/p>\n

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In 1915, Carter G. Woodson and Jesse E. Moorland founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History to promote the achievements and history of African American heritage. The lack of prominent figures in textbooks and news bothered Woodson and Moorland, so they instituted a week dedicated to bringing attention to African American history. Starting in 1926, the second week of February was known as Negro History Week<\/a>. Woodson chose this week because it also coincided with Frederick Douglass\u2019s and Abraham Lincoln\u2019s birthdays. Throughout the years, cities and schools started to acknowledge this week of appreciation and extended the celebration to the timespan of a month. In 1976, President Gerard Ford recognized Black History Month telling everyone to \u201cseize the opportunity to honor the too often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some of the milestones<\/a> include:<\/p>\n