Negro History Week
(obsolete, now, historical, US) The second week of February, declared for observance of the history of the African diaspora in the United States.
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(obsolete, now, historical, US) The second week of February, declared for observance of the history of the African diaspora in the United States. Celebrated until the foundation of Black History Month in the 1970s.
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