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Headings: The Origin and Purpose of Black History Month
The Origin and Purpose of Black History Month
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Content: Negro History Week was envisioned as a tool to develop and cultivate new awareness and new critiques. It was about unity. It was not a basis for ethnocentric pride and cultural divide—the path radical Black Americans on the left have pursued over the past few decades. I personally take advantage of the national spotlight that Black History Month provides to educate others about the real history leftist scholars rewrite or ignore, and stress the original purpose of Negro History Week. Woodson’s vision was that someday a special week or month would no longer be required in order to appropriately honor Black Americans and their accomplishments. Black history is American history—and a year-round school curricula relevant to all. But that won’t occur under the oversight of the U.S. Department of Education as long as there continues to be a left-wing domination of public education. When we segregate months to highlight ethnicities and genders, we cease to simply recognize accomplishments and instead encourage disunity among Americans of all stripes. The political left deserves scorn for their determination to keep America divided along ethnic, cultural and so-called class lines. I am thankful for the work and the vision of Dr. Carter G. Woodson.