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Carter G. Woodson
Historian, Author
1875 – 1950
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Who was Carter G. 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 Journal of Negro History in 1916, Woodson has been cited as the father of black history. In February 1926 he announced the celebration of "Negro History Week", considered the precursor of Black History Month.
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- Born
- Dec 19, 1875
New Canton - Also known as
- Carter Woodson
- Carter Godwin Woodson
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Harvard University
- University of Chicago
- Berea College
- Lived in
- Virginia
- Huntington
- Washington, D.C.
- West Virginia
- Died
- Apr 3, 1950
Washington, D.C.
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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