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1988 - Scarborough Speaks at Black History Month Program

Ella Scarborough speaks at a Black History Month program
Event Date: 
February 10, 1988
Event Type: 
80s Charlotte 1980-1989

February 10, 1988 - Scarborough speaks at a Black History Month program.

  • Long-standing city council member Ella Scarborough speaks to students at a Black History Month program. 
  • The idea of a black history week was first raised by Carter G. Woodson and others in 1926. Fifty years later, Black History Month is established. By 1988 it is already widely observed.