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

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 ...

Historian and author Carter G. Woodson is remembered as the “Father of Black History.” Read about his education, books, idea ...

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