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Black History Month Week: Where BHM Came From (1924)

This week, we’re doing a number of episodes around the history of… Black History Month.

Today, February 13th — the roots of the celebration in 1924, when historian Carter G Woodson started Negro History Week.

Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss why Woodson started the commemoration and how Black History Month has evolved in the century since.

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