Black History Month Rings in 100 Years as Educators Push to Preserve Heritage

Source WTTW
Original Load Date Feb. 11, 2026, 10 p.m.
Last Updated Feb. 11, 2026, 10 p.m.
Original URL https://news.wttw.com/2026/02/11/black-history-month-rings-100-years-educators-push-preserve-heritage

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Carter G. Woodson established Negro History Week in 1926 — choosing the second week of February to coincide with Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass’ birthdays — as a way to honor the often overlooked contributions of African Americans to American society. It has since expanded into Black Histor...