Black History Month is a time set aside to celebrate the achievements and contributions of blacks in the United States. But some Ohio State students and faculty think one month to reflect on and remember black history is not enough. They say black history must be recognized as American history.’For over 300 years black people have been systematically erased or caricatured in American history,’ said Paulette Pierce, associate professor in African-American and African studies.Pierce said 30 years after the civil rights movement there is still little accurate information regarding black history. She said most people go through college without taking courses in black history, and most students have had only minimal exposure to black history before college.’Students have only heard the basic names like Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King,’ Pierce said. ‘But what about Ella Baker and A. Philip Randolph? These people and their contributions are important, too. Eventually what we want to make clear is that, historically, America has always been a multicultural and multiracial society.’Black history is often ignored for the remainder of the year, and people tend to view it as separate from the rest of the history of this nation, Shani Thompson, a senior majoring in microbiology, said.’Too many people only celebrate black history during February, but after March 1st, it’s business as usual,’ she said.Dionne Robins, a senior majoring in history and political science, questions why the month designated to highlight black history and culture has the least number of days.’I don’t want people to think I don’t appreciate my history, but I don’t appreciate my history being compressed into 28 days,’ she said. ‘My history goes beyond a month.’Recognition of black history began in February 1926, when Carter G. Woodson, a historian, founded Negro History Week. Black History Month began in 1976.