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

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

Noted Black scholar and historian Carter G. Woodson, known as the Father of Black History, was born in 1875 to former slaves.

Black History Month takes center stage in many communities, including the Ashland area: a fundraising dinner for the C.B.

Every February, the United States commemorates Black History Month, a time dedicated to honoring the achievements, ...

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 ...

HUNTINGTON — The Dr. Carter G. Woodson Lyceum at Marshall University will kick off its Black History Month celebrations Monday at Marshall’s Visual Art Center, located in the School of Art ...

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.

Carter G. Woodson in 1915 Black History Month wasn't always a monthlong celebration. In February 1926, historian and author Carter G. Woodson created Negro History Week. It was a weeklong ...

Wabash Ave., Chicago. Carter G. Woodson, a University of Chicago alum, was staying in a room at the Colored YMCA, as it was designated, while manning a booth at the Exposition of Fifty Years of ...