Educator and historian Carter G. Woodson was the founder of what is now the Association for the Study of African American ...

Our columnist talks with one of Black History Month’s modern-day keepers about the work it takes to remember the past – and ...

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

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

When we think about the transformative power of education, Dr. Carter G. Woodson’s name and impact stand out. Known as the “Father of Black History,” Woodson’s remarkable contributions to Black ...

Carter G. Woodson, “The Mis-Education of the Negro,” 1933 Carter G. Woodson, a Black historian who considered Black contributions to American society “overlooked, ignored, and even ...

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 ...

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