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The National Theme for Black History Month YEAR 2008:

“Carter G. Woodson and the Origins of Multiculturalism"

This year, educators and leaders from across the country will celebrate and commemorate the contributions of Harvard-educated historian, Carter G. Woodson, a pioneer in the establishment and study of African American historiography. Born from parents who were ex-slaves in Virginia, he was determined to attend school and earn a college degree. The turning point in his life was when none of the courses he studied included the history of Black Americans. When he pursued doctoral studies at Harvard University, he established the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASALH) and "Negro History Week" as a way to share cultural and historical knowledge about Black people around the world. His work with white scholars helped neutralize the racial stereotypes and historical ignorance that negatively labeled African Americans for many centuries. Today, Negro History Week has expanded to the entire month of February. Similar Black heritage celebrations have arisen and expanded in Europe, the Caribbean and Latin America. More communities are researching and learning about their own cultural backgrounds from scholars, journalists, archivers and educators who have continued to make the study and teaching of African American history more accessible than ever. Other groups are beginning to explore their historical and cultural roots, and are establishing similar ethnic studies programs in the United States and abroad.

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  • African Diaspora: Africa, Europe, and the Americas
  • Black Women's History
  • Civil Rights and Black Power Movement
  • Education and Black Children
  • Fine and Performing Arts (Art, Drama, Literature and Music)
  • Journalism and Mass Media
  • Religion and the Black Church
  • Race, Gender, and Sexuality
  • American Slavery, Reconstruction, and Jim Crow
  • Atlantic Slave Trade and New World Slavery
  • Racism, Colonialism, and Critical Race Theory
  • Race, Class and the Economy
  • African Americans in Sports
  • Special Topic: The German-African American Experience
  • Special Topic: Being White in America
  • Black Feminist and Queer Studies
  • Black History Month Survey
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