Carter Godwin Woodson was born on December 19, 1875, in New Canton, Virginia, to Anna Eliza Riddle Woodson and James Woodson. The fourth of seven children, Carter worked as a sharecropper and a miner ...

Black History Month is universally recognized throughout the land nowadays thanks to the great Carter G. Woodson. Who was this man and how in the world did he make history so popular? “The Father of ...

Carter G. Woodson library in Chicago (Photo credit: Eddy "Precise" Lamarre) In 2025, the Carter G. Woodson Regional Library marks a significant milestone: its 50th anniversary. Situated at 9525 S.

Thanks to his employment of the Black press and impressive public relations methods, the pioneering educator built a Black History Month movement for us to celebrate today. During his era, Carter G.

A school in Virginia once named for a known segregationist will now be renamed for the pioneer of Black History Month, Carter G. Woodson. Initially named W.T. Woodson High School when it was opened in ...

The Trent House Association joins the Greater Trenton chapter of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, in commemorating the birthday of ASALH founder, Dr. Carter G.

WASHINGTON — As Black History Month concludes, first-phase renovations are wrapping up at the home and office of Carter G. Woodson, the man who is considered “The father of African American history.” ...

Target has pulled a book that celebrates Black history after it misidentified some of the most well-known Black icons, according to the New York Daily News. The “Civil Rights Magnetic Learning ...

Right now seems appropriate to begin celebration of Black history instead of waiting for February, especially with the birthday soon of the man who initiated this effort to infuse Black ...

When you ask the students at Leo Catholic High School in Chicago’s Auburn Gresham neighborhood what they like most about Black History Month, they’re eager to answer. “Every year during Black History ...