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The Washington Post1y
How Carter G. Woodson turned February into Black History Month
From a second-floor “home office” at 1538 Ninth St. NW, Carter G. Woodson led and orchestrated a movement to document Black history, dictating dozens of books, letters, speeches, articles and ...
The New York Times1y
The Home of Carter G. Woodson, the Man Behind Black History Month
Dr. Woodson’s house, the birthplace of the annual month, was a hub of scholarship, bringing together generations of intellectuals, writers and activists. In 1922, Carter G. Woodson, known as ...
Black Enterprise1y
Carter G. Woodson’s Vision: Preserving African-American History For Future Generations
During his era, Carter G. Woodson used his genius as a leading cultural icon, historian, opinion journalist, newsmaker, and CEO/publicist to preserve and popularize a subject clouded by ...
NPR2y
Black History's Family Tree
Black History Month started as Negro History Week in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson. Today, his great great grand nephew, Brett, is a college student at UC Santa Cruz, and he's learning what it means ...
The Forward on MSN3mon
As a Jewish descendant of Carter G. Woodson, I cherish the history of the Black-Jewish alliance
Here in Black History Month, the meaning of my identity resonates even more deeply after my mother told me we are descendants ...
USA Today4mon
February is Black History Month. Here's the history behind the celebration
It all started with a scholar named Carter G. Woodson, who founded the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) in 1915 to research, preserve, and disseminate ...