The father of Black History Month

Today’s page looks at Dr. Carter G. Woodson, who started this celebration of black history and culture.

By JASMIN K. WILLIAMS

BLACK History Month actually began as Negro History Week. It started by Dr. Carter G. Woodson in 1926 as a way to focus on the contributions of blacks in both American and world history.
Woodson was born in New Canton, VA in 1875. He was part of a large and poor family. He was unable to go to school because he was needed to help his family on their farm, but nothing would stop him learning and he taught himself the fundamentals of basic school subjects.
Woodson worked in the Kentucky coal mines during his teens and was not able to start school until he was 20. But the late start didn’t stop Woodson from excelling. He graduated from high school in less than two years.
The brilliant Woodson began teaching high school and writing articles. He attended colleges in West Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and......

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