The African American Experience and the African Diaspora

In 1926, the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History proposed that a week in February each year be reserved to remembering Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass and the many others who had contributed to the freedom and emancipation of the African American – then known as the negro. That week was to be dedicated to teaching African American history in public schools throughout the country. However, it was not until 1976 when that the week became a month-long celebration of

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