Hot black oxide can be done from generic mixtures of caustic soda, sodium nitrite / nitrate, wetting agents and stabilizers or from proprietary mixes. The result of the process is an attractive but very thin and marginally corrosion-resistant, dark black iron oxide finish.
Negro History Week (1926). The precursor to Black History Month was created in 1926 in the United States, when historian Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History announced the second week of February to be Negro History Week..
It is official: February 2013, the month of love has arrived. February is the month when some of us celebrate Valentineâs Day by the giving of candy, flowers, and much more. It is also the time when American citizens observe Black History Month. Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by black Americans and a time for recognizing the role of African Americans in U.S. history. Finally, February is the month when we celebrate diversity and culture of all people. Please join us.