Carter Godwin Woodson (December 19, 1875 – April 3, 1950)
Dr. Carter G. Woodson was born in 1875 in New Canton, Virginia, the son of former slaves James and Elizae Riddle Woodson. His father helped Union soldiers during the Civil War, and he moved his family to West Virginia when he heard that Huntington was building a high school for blacks. Coming from a large, poor family, Carter Woodson could not regularly attend school.
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man, Carter G. Woodson. And, his brainchild the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Inc. is continuing Woodson’s tradition of disseminating information about black life, history and culture to the global … Read more - Black History Moment: Carter G. Woodson
The son of freed slaves, Woodson worked as a sharecropper and a miner to help his family. He began high school in his late teens and proved to be an excellent student. Woodson went on to college and earned several degrees. … Read more - Carter G. Woodson and African-American History Month
Carter Godwin Woodson originally came from New Canton, Virginia, where he was born on December 19, 1875. Woodson was born into a poor southern family and worked in the coal mines of Kentucky. He was not able to enroll in high school …Read more - BHM QUOTE: CARTER G. WOODSON FOUNDER OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH
“[Woodson] literally made this country, which has only the slightest respect for people of color, recognize and celebrate each year, a week in which it studied the effect which the American Negro has upon life, thought, and action in … Read more - 5 Random Things About Carter G. Woodson
You’re probably wondering who Carter G. Woodson is, and you are right to do so, as he’s not as well-known as other African-Americans. However, his place in history is undeniable, for it is Woodson who founded Black History Month. … Read more - Carter G. Woodson
Carter G. Woodson preferred the calendar month of February for the big amount of avid Black American groundbreakers and foundations whose dates of inauguration came inside the calendar month. This month lets in, the natal days of WEB … Read more
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