Celebrate Black History Month With Us!

Are you wondering how February came to be recognized as Black History Month? Do you know that light bulbs, fire extinguishers, pencil sharpeners, and blood banks wouldn't exist today without the innovations and discoveries of black Americans? Want to learn more? Then you've come to the right place!

Dr. Carter G. Woodson, African-American historian and co-founder of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (now Association for the Study of African American Life and History), created Negro History and Literature Week in 1920 (later re-named to Negro History Week in 1926 and Black History Week in the 1970's) and chose a week in February that included the birthdays of both Abraham Lincoln (February 12) and black abolitionist Frederick Douglass (February 14). In 1976 Black History Week was expand to include the entire month of February.

Take time this month to explore the remarkable contributions, struggles, and accomplishments of African American scientists, educators, activists, artists, writers, athletes...and celebrate Black History Month!

LCC Events: Black History Month Events at LCC

Library Resources

• Find books, ebooks, CDs, DVDs, articles, video, websites, and more in the Library Catalog and using our History Research Guide
• Check out an item from the Black History Month display in the Library.

Internet Resources

• African American History Month Website (Library of Congress)
• Black History Month Website (Biography Channel)
• Black History Month Videos Online (PBS)
• Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database