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Missoula board proclaims February 2026 as Black History Month
Summary
The Missoula Board of County Commissioners and the City of Missoula read and adopted a proclamation recognizing February 2026 as Black History Month and highlighted local historical milestones referenced in the proclamation.
The Missoula Board of County Commissioners read and adopted a proclamation recognizing February 2026 as Black History Month.
The reader cited the founding of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History and noted that President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month in 1976. The proclamation also referenced Montana‑specific history, noting early Black presence in the state and historical contributions—language that was delivered from a prepared text during the meeting.
The proclamation concludes with the board and the mayor of the city of Missoula proclaiming the month of February 2026 as Black History Month.
(Several lines in the transcript of the proclamation contain transcription errors or garbled names; the county proclamation text was presented as a prepared statement during the meeting.)
