Growing the Voices of Our Future
The Westside Gazette Newspaper is honored to feature these editorial contributions made by local students.
By Layla Davidson
Black History Month originated in 1915, about 50 years after the Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery.
A group called the Association for the Study of African American Life and History promoted a national “Negro History week” in 1926. During this week, schools and communities all over the world gathered together and organized celebrations, clubs, lectures and performances.
By the late 1960s, Negro History Week had turned into Black History Month. Today, Black History Month is a time when people of African ancestry can come together in memory of our past. It is a time when we are given the opportunity to learn about many of our contributions and accomplishments, which have historically been taken for granted.
