The historian promoted Negro History Week as part of efforts to embed Black studies into the American education system.

Who Was Carter G. Woodson? K nown as the “Father of Black History,” Carter G. Woodson dedicated his career to the field of African American history and lobbied ext ...

Carter Woodson was a tireless promoter of Black culture who planted seeds for what became Black History Month a century ago ...

Here in Black History Month, the meaning of my identity resonates even more deeply after my mother told me we are descendants of the man who founded this great holiday: Carter G. Woodson.

Often called the "Father of Black History," Virginia native and scholar Carter G. Woodson started Negro History Week in ...

That has long proved a challenge to historians of the Black experience. Carter G. Woodson worked to change that. Best known as the Father of Black History Month for having created the predecessor ...

Schools, museums and communities across the nation are marking Black History Month — a celebration of Black history, culture ...

Black History Month started as "Negro History Week" in February 1926 as a way to chronicle the accomplishments of African ...

1875–1950 Known as the “Father of Black History,” Carter G. Woodson dedicated his career to the field ... He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Chicago.

Schools, museums and communities across the nation are marking Black History Month — a celebration of Black history, culture and education. The history of the month dates back almost a century ...