Carter Woodson
Carter Woodson
Carter Godwin Woodson was an African-American historian, author, journalist and the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. Woodson was one of the first scholars to study African-American history. A founder of The Journal of Negro History in 1915, Woodson has been cited as the father of black history. In February 1926 he launched the celebration of "Negro History Week"; it was the precursor of Black History Month...
ProfessionHistorian
Date of Birth19 December 1875
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If the whites are to continue for some time in doing drudgery to the exclusion of, Negroes, the latter must find another way out.