Black History Month at 100: How a grassroots tradition became a national celebration

Black History Month at 100: How a grassroots tradition became a national celebration



In many Black households, observances were already happening. Families marked Abraham Lincoln’s birthday on Feb. 12 for his role in the Emancipation Proclamation, and celebrated Frederick Douglass on Feb. 14, a date he chose as his birthday.

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