‘Knowledge doesn’t die’: On Black History Month’s 100th anniversary, new attacks echo old erasures

‘Knowledge doesn’t die’: On Black History Month’s 100th anniversary, new attacks echo old erasures

This year marks the 100th anniversary of Negro History Week, the 1926 commemoration that eventually expanded (in 1976) into Black History Month. The milestone offers an opportunity to reflect not only on the observance’s evolution, but also on the long, ongoing struggle to safeguard and interpret Black history.