BLACK IN TIME: A Moment In OUR History - Dr. Carter G. Woodson/Black History Month
Dr. Carter G. Woodson
On February 1, 1926, "The Father of Black History" - Scholar, Author, Historian And Educator, Dr. Carter G.
Woodson, Initiated What We Know Today As, Black History Month.
Dr. Woodson Worked Diligently, To Make Sure That The Accomplishments Of Black People To America And The World, Were Recoginzed And Not Forgotten. He Chose February, As The Month Of Recognition Of Black Achievement, To Coincide With The Birthdays Of Frederick Douglass And Abraham Lincoln, Two Figures Who Impacted The Lives Of Black Americans.
Prior To The Creation Of Black History Month, Dr. Woodson Had Already Established The Association For The Study Of Negro Life And History (Today Called The Association For The Study Of African American Life And History) In 1915. The ASALH Created Research And Publication Outlets For Black Scholars - Including The Journal Of Negro History And The Negro Bulletin.
Although Dr. Woodson Authored Many Scholarly Writings Prior To His Death, His Most Popular And Most Cited Exposition Remains The Miseducation Of The Negro, Published In 1933. He Was Awarded The NAACP's Spingarn Medal, On June 29, 1926.
Born December 19, 1875, In New Canton, VA, The Son Of Former Slaves, Woodson Died April 3, 1950.
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Irma, I was on a radio show, Sunday night, discussing Black History. I told the host I, too, am old enough to remember when it was Black History "Week." I also remember that our Black teachers, who were then, in a newly integrated southern school, were afraid to to talk about Black History, even during that week. My passion for our history began because of Mrs. Blanche Rivers, one of my later teachers, who brought me books from her own home library, to read.