Black History Month 2025

1975 1976 1977

37 Richard M. Nixon | 38 Gerald Ford | 39 Jimmy Carter

Black Power Affirmative Action Mass Incarceration

February 10, 1976
United States Recognized Black History Month



Washington, D. C. - Gerald Ford was the first United States President to recognize February was Black History Month. Every year since, every President has confirmed this tradition.

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