The Origin Story of Black History Month

The Origin Story of Black History Month

We’ve got complicated relationships with this annual celebration -- from joy to frustration. So to launch our Future of Black History series, we ask how it began and what it can be.

Producer Veralyn Williams invites us into a lively conversation about her annual Black History Month parties -- before COVID-19 social distancing was imposed -- with some friends of the show.

Then, Dr. Pero Dagbovie, a University Distinguished Professor in the Department of History and an Associate Dean in the Graduate School at Michigan State University, introduces us to Dr. Carter G. Woodson - often called the “Father of Black History” - before explaining how a week-long celebration of Black Achievement at the turn of the 20th century evolved into the month-long observance that we know today.

Companion listening for this episode:

The Life and Work of Ida B. Wells” (5/8/20)

She’s a bold-faced name of history -- but do you really know her story? She played a defining role in 20th Century American politics.

Juneteenth, an Unfinished Business” (6/26/20)

Reflections on the annual celebration of Emancipation, from music to personal histories.

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