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Brief biography of Carter G. Woodson and a summary of how Black History Month began. We owe the celebration of Black History Month, and more importantly, the study of black history, to Dr. Carter G. Woodson.
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More on Carter G Woodson from Infoplease: Black History Month: the History of Black History - Brief biography of Carter G. Woodson and a summary of how Black History Month began.
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Carter G. Woodson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dr. Carter G. Woodson is a hero who must be canonized and remembered for generations to come.
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Carter G. Woodson Home Special Resource Study The purpose of this study is to provide the United States Congress with a professional analysis of whether the Carter G. Woodson Home is suitable and feasible for designation as a unit of the National Park System.
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The Carter G. Woodson Institute is appreciative of assistance as it continues to expand its programs. Even the smallest donation can improve the Institute for its students and faculty. The Carter G. Woodson Institute University of Virginia P.O. Box 400162 Charlottesville, VA 22904-4162...
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(1875 - 1950) “If a race has no history, if it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated.” Biographical Information - by Jacqueline Goggin...
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To focus attention on black contributions to civilization, he founded (1926) Negro History Week. Of a poor family, Woodson supported himself by working in the coal mines of Kentucky and was thus unable to enroll in high school until he was 20. After graduating in less than two years, he taught high school, wrote articles,
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Carter G. Woodson The Father of Black History Carter G. Woodson was born on December 19, 1875 in New Canton, Virginia. His parents were former slaves.
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'Carter Godwin Woodson' (December 19 1875 - April 3 1950) Current Biography 1944, pp741-44; Herbert Aptheker, ed., The Correspondence of W.E.B. DuBois, (U. of Massachusetts Press, 1997) p182 was an African-American historian, author, journalist and the founder of Negro...
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