{"id":13182,"date":"2022-02-17T16:49:18","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T21:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cfsri.org\/?p=13182"},"modified":"2025-04-29T19:43:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T19:43:20","slug":"a-bit-about-the-history-of-black-history-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/childrensfriendri.org\/2022\/02\/17\/a-bit-about-the-history-of-black-history-month\/","title":{"rendered":"A Bit About the History of Black History Month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Why does Black History Month occur in February? The relevance of February goes back to 1926 when the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)\u2019s founder Dr. Carter G. Woodson first established \u201cNegro History Week\u201d during the second week of February. And why that week?&nbsp; Because it incorporates the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass\u2014two iconic American symbols of freedom.&nbsp;When Carter G. 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