Black History Month this year falls on the 60th anniversary ... to the Watts Riots foreshadowing what was to come, Axios is sharing images of joy, tragedy and triumphs of 1965.

Photo Courtesy of The New York Historical. In a new exhibition at The New York Historical and just in time for Black History Month, numerous photographs spotlight the life and spirit of New York ...

(Fred Mott/Getty Images) How a rookie writer’s Reader ... Woodson, historian and author of “The Mis-education of the Negro” Black History Month founder showed how schools should teach ...

Take a look at these photos that capture the spirit of Black History Month. A marching band, with its dance troupe front and center, prepares to take the field at Howard University. Yacouba Tanou ...

(Bettmann, Getty Images) Black History Month is held every year to celebrate the achievements by African-Americans. It’s also a time for recognizing the central role of Black people in U.S. history.

The photos were released one day every day for ... that shows little kids with their heroes and role models for black history month. Since then, Gibson's non-profit "Because of Them We Can ...

there were all kinds of images and things going on every week or every month that highlighted Black heroes, that had lessons talking about them, events in American history that were inclusive of ...

Black History Month, a federally recognized celebration ... growing popularity of the celebration he created, giving out pictures, lessons for teachers, plays for historical performances ...

Woodson and black progress in the 20th century. Photo credit: Getty Images. Black History Month, which began as Negro History Week some 90 Februarys ago, was meant to be temporary. Its founder ...

Black History Month is held every year to celebrate the ... If you flip through these photos, below, you’ll see many different chapters from American history. Recommended Videos Still, it ...