The past year has put a spotlight on how special our healthcare workers are. Watch the YouTube video below, which documents the achievements of Mary Eliza Mahoney. It was recognized in an official capacity by President Gerald Ford in 1976.
The celebrations grew over the decades that followed, and by the late 60s, coinciding with the civil rights movement, many college campuses nationwide had adopted February as Black History Month.
The week-long event inspired communities and schools across the nation to host local celebrations. Early February was chosen for the commemoration due to the fact that the birth dates of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln also fell during that time period. In 1926, the organization promoted a nationwide Negro History week. The purpose of the organization was to research and promote achievements by Black Americans. The organization would later become the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH). Together, in September 1915, they started the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH). How Black History Month BeganĬarter Woodson was a Harvard trained historian. Every American president in office since 1976 has officially designated February as Black History Month.īecause we have gained even more of an appreciation for healthcare workers during the pandemic, this month, we remember Mary Mahoney, who, in 1879, became the first Black woman to complete nursing school in the United States. February is Black History Month, a yearly celebration of Black Americans’ achievements and the role those achievements have played in our country’s history.
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