The Easton Economic Development Corporation (Easton EDC) is requesting organizations planning events for Black History Month 2024 to please contact our office and share your plans so that they can help communicate to the public what will be happening in the community.. Communications will include a website landing page at DiscoverEaston.com, press releases, and general marketing support for events during this time. Events must be free and open to the public. Coordinators of events are encouraged to share their information by emailing [email protected].
In 1926, historian and scholar Carter Woodson, then the president of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, launched this recognition in the second week of February to coincide with the birthdays of two notable men – Talbot county native, Frederick Douglass and former president Abraham Lincoln. Black History month was officially recognized nationally in 1976 by President Gerald Ford.
About Easton EDC: The Easton Economic Development Corporation was launched in 2013 to drive economic vitality, smart redevelopment, and business creation in the historic Town of Easton, Maryland to foster a healthy quality
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