North Attleborough
High School 
Media Center

Black History Month

What is Black History Month?

According to Biography.com:

Every February, Americans celebrate Black History Month. This tribute dates back to 1926 and is credited to a Harvard scholar named Carter G. Woodson. The son of former slaves, Woodson dedicated his life to ensuring that black history was accurately documented and disseminated.

In an effort to bring national attention to the contributions of black Americans, Woodson organized the first annual Negro History Week in 1926. He chose the second week of February in honor of the birthdays of pivotal black supporters Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln.

From Jackie Robinson to Tiger Woods, Harriet Tubman to Barack Obama, Black History Month pays tribute to inspirational African Americans from the past, as well as those who will continue to make history well into the future. 

 

The Media Center is observing Black History Month with a display of books celebrating the wealth of African-American writing.  
Some of the books on display are:

• We Have a Dream:  African-American Visions of Freedom

• 3000 Years of Black Poetry; an Anthology

• African-American Voices

• Crossing the Danger Water:  Three Hundred Years of African-American Writing

• Black Fire; an Anthology of Afro-American Writing

• I Know What the Red Clay Looks Like; the Voice and Vision of Black Women Writers

• I am the Darker Brother:  an Anthology of Modern Poems by African Americans

• Quiet Storm:  Voices of Young Black Poets

• Voices of Triumph:  Creative Fire

• Children of the Night:  the Best Short Stories by Black Writers

• Jump Up and Say!  a Collection of Black Storytelling

• Drinking Coffee Elsewhere

• Black-eyed Susans:  Classic Stories by and About Black Women

Stop by and check out the display case.
All books are ready and available to be checked out!

Below are some good links to more information about Black History Month.

http://www.historychannel.com/blackhistory/ 

http://www.biography.com/blackhistory/ 

http://www.creativefolk.com/blackhistory/blackhistory.html

   Updated on February 28, 2006