The month began as Negro History Week by a historian Carte G Woodson in the 1920’s. The aim was to educate American people on the African -American history, culture and background.
The month is also known as African American month and is celebrated in America and Canada during Feb and in United Kingdom during October , remembering the African diaspora that occured to Africans living outside of the African continent.
(Source: giftednblack)
