7 Celebrating Black History

This year marks the 100^th anniversary of Black History month, founded in 1915 by Carter G. Woodson, initially as Black History Week. According to Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), Woodson built Negro History Week into an African American and American institution. He set the themes and provided materials to illustrate the contributions people of African descent had made to the movement of history and modern culture.

The theme this year is "A Century of Black History Commemorations" which encourages the exploration of the impact of Black history commemorations in schools, communities, and workplaces.

As ASALH states, "The need to examine the role of Black History Month could not be greater than today, when forces weary of democracy seek to use legislative means to excise Black history from America's schools and public culture."

These books for ages 4-9 celebrate men and women of strength, intelligence, character, and creativity.