Negro History Week was a grassroots effort. Woodson spent years writing pamphlets encouraging its celebration, and sharing them with Black-owned organizations, and newspapers...Woodson wanted Negro History Week to inspire all American schools and universities to study African American history year-round.
The History of Black History Month
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