<Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> Months of February and October </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Frequency </Th> <Td> Annual </Td> </Tr> <P> Black History Month, also known as African - American History Month in the U.S., is an annual observance in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States . It began as a way for remembering important people and events in the history of the African diaspora . It is celebrated annually in the United States and Canada in February, as well as in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands in October . </P> <P> The precursor to Black History Month was created in 1926 in the United States, when historian Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History announced the second week of February to be "Negro History Week". This week was chosen because it coincided with the birthday of Abraham Lincoln on February 12 and of Frederick Douglass on February 14, both of which dates black communities had celebrated together since the late 19th century . </P>

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