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Black History Month (February)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Black_History_Month_(February)
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:annual_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
African American History Month
gptkbp:commemoratedBy
gptkb:media
educational events
public celebrations
school programs
gptkbp:expandedToMonth
1976 (United States)
gptkbp:firstObserved
1926
gptkbp:foundedBy
gptkb:Carter_G._Woodson
gptkbp:hasTheme
annual theme selected by Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Black History Month (February)
gptkbp:monthHeld
February
October (UK and Ireland)
gptkbp:observedBy
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:originatedIn
gptkb:Negro_History_Week
gptkbp:purpose
recognize role of Black people in history
celebrate achievements of African Americans
gptkbp:recognizedBy
gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:U.S._government
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:activist
gptkb:African_diaspora
African American culture
gptkbp:symbol
gptkb:Pan-African_flag
red, black, and green colors
gptkbp:website
https://asalh.org/black-history-themes/
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Afro-Canadian
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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