Origin of Black History Month - Maryville University

Origin of Black History Month

In 1915, Harvard historian Carter G. Woodson and ministerJesse E. Moorland founded the Association for the Study of

Negro Life and History (ASNLH). The ASNLH's purpose wasto focus on researching and promoting achievements made

by black Americans and others of African descent.

The ASNLH is now known as the Association for the Studyof African American Life and History (ASALH). The ASALHcreated a week to celebrate Black History in February. They

chose February to coincide with Frederick Douglass and

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Abraham Lincoln's birthdays.

In the 1960s, the week of celebrating Black History becameBlack History Month. The first U.S. President to recognizeBlack History Month was President Gerald Ford in 1976.

Since 1976, every U.S. President has designated February asBlack History Month, and each one has endorsed a theme for

the month.

The theme for 2018 is "African Americans in Times ofWar". This years marks the 100th anniversary of the end of

World War I and honors the role black Americans haveplayed in warfare in the past and present.

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Upcoming events celebrating Black History Monththroughout campus you won't want to miss!



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Black History Month Power HourScreening - The Pruitt-Igoe Myth:

an Urban HistoryThursday, February 1, 2018

3:00PM - 5:00PMAuditorium

Performance Painting by MikeDebus

Monday, February 5, 2018

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Black History Month Kickoff withCAB

Thursday, February 1, 20187:00PM - 9:00PM

LJ's



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Auditorium

Writes of Spring Reading- LaTanya McQueen

Thursday, February 8, 20183:00PM - 4:00PM

Morton J. May Foundation Gallery

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Go Saints First Friday: Mardi Graswith Zella Palmer - Dillard University

Chair of the Ray Charles Program in

African-American Material Culture

Friday, February 2, 20185:30PM - 7:00PM

DUC Atrium



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ASOWednesday, February 14, 2018

6:00PM - 7:00PMBuder Commons

Black History Trivia NightThursday, February 22, 2018


6th Annual Evening of Art andJazz

Saturday, February 10, 20187:00PM - 9:00PM

Gander Hall

Black Panther ScreeningMonday, February 19, 2018

7:00PM - 9:00PMChesterfield AMC 14



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with Tiffany Reed (DUC106)

Family DinnerSunday, February 25, 2018


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