The scholar Carter G. Woodson, who’s known as “the father of black history” and the creator of what would become Black History Month, dedicated his life’s work to promoting the study of ...

Woodson wrote many historical works, including the influential 1933 book The Mis-Education of the Negro. He died in 1950, a quarter-century before President Gerald Ford recognized the first Black ...

Carter G. Woodson, a University of Chicago alum, was staying in a room at the Colored YMCA, as it was designated, ... according to Woodson’s book, “The Mis-Education of the Negro.” ...

Carter G. Woodson, known as the "father of black history," was a leading historian and scholar who founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, the Journal of Negro History ...

From a second-floor “home office” at 1538 Ninth St. NW, Carter G. Woodson led and orchestrated a movement to document Black history, dictating dozens of books, letters, speeches, articles and ...

As African American studies faces resistance, a conversation about the continued relevance of Carter G. Woodson’s 1933 book, The Mis-education of the Negro ...

Carter G. Woodson’s Vision: ... manumission papers and the like in which are hidden the facts of Negro history not mentioned in the books, newspapers, and magazines of our day,” Woodson wrote.

To kick off Black History Month this year, Google debuted on its homepage an illustration of Carter G. Woodson, who is often touted as the "Father of Black History." Breaking News.

WASHINGTON (WUSA*9)--This Black History Month we look back at the life of Carter G. Woodson. He was the son of slaves, self-taught and didn't go to high school until he was about 20 years old.

In 1922, Carter G. Woodson, known as “the father of Black history,” bought the home at 1538 Ninth Street NW for $8,000. Credit... Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of ...