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Black History Month is a time to honor and celebrate the accomplishments, contributions and rich legacy of Black Americans in the U.S. Its roots date back to 1926, when Carter G. Woodson, Ph.D., founder of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, established Negro History Week, celebrated during the second week of February.
The first observance of Black History Month took place at Kent State in 1970, thanks to the Black United Students organization (BUS). BUS had advocated, with the support of campus educators, that the entire month of February be commemorated as Black History Month. In 1976, February received a formal national designation as Black History Month by President Gerald Ford, but by then Black History Month was a well-known observance at Kent State.
Because Kent State plays such a unique role in the origins of Black History Month, we asked members of the university community “What impact has Black History Month had on your life?” Here’s what they said.
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