African American History Month, February 2005

 

This Website commemorates African American History Month -- which is celebrated in the U.S. during the month of February. The Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, Inc. (ASALH) marks this occasion by designating a theme each year.

The theme of National African American History Month this year, "The Niagara Movement: Black Protest Reborn, 1905-2005," honors the grassroots movement of 1905 to 1910 that was organized to fight racial discrimination in America. Led by W.E.B. DuBois, the movement called for voting rights for African Americans, opposed school segregation, and worked to elect officials committed to fighting racial prejudice. Americans today carry on this movement as our Nation strives to live up to our founding principle that all of God's children are created equal.