The national celebration of African American History was started by Carter G. Woodson, a Harvard-trained historian and the founder of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, and first celebrated as a weeklong event in February of 1926. After a half century of overwhelming popularity, the event was expanded to a full month in 1976 by President Gerald Ford. Here at UCF Libraries we believe that knowledge is key to living a good life and that sharing information benefits everyone. This is why our featured bookshelf suggestions range from celebrating outstanding African Americans to having difficult conversations about racism and American History. . . #blackhistorymonth #featuredbooks #ucflibrary (at UCF Library) https://www.instagram.com/p/Btd6y_aAadb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=caaqzsgrarqg
