Being the only Black family in the synagogue’s history ... are descendants of the man who founded this great holiday: Carter G. Woodson. My maternal great grandmother, Mary Riddle Nicholas ...
But without historian Carter G. Woodson ... most days and still barely produced enough food to feed the entire family. Woodson took on the jobs that were available to him, including garbage ...
Known as “the Father of Black History,” Carter G. Woodson was a scholar, author, educator and journalist who dedicated his life to documenting and promoting stories of the African American experience.