Negro History Week: A National Celebration

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A paper pamphlet written by Dr. Carter G. Woodson and distributed by the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, announcing the national annual celebration of Negro History Week, beginning on 7 February 1932. This 16-page pamphlet is printed in black ink on light tan paper with a saddle stitch binding. The cover has double-line border with the title at the top in large text [NEGRO HISTORY WEEK / A National Celebration]. The bottom half of the page has a statement on the purpose of the celebration and a list of "Things to be done." The second page has a list of “Suggestive Materials for a Program for the Celebration of Negro History Week”; and a section titled "What the Negro Has to Celebrate" begins on page three, followed by a section on the 1932 bicentennial of George Washington's birth on page 12.

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