Carter Godwin Woodson was an American historian, author, journalist, and the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. He was one of the first scholars to study the history of the African diaspora, including... Wikipedia
Born: December 19, 1875, New Canton, VA
Died: April 3, 1950 (age 74 years), Shaw, Washington, D.C.
Parents: James Henry Woodson and Anne Eliza Riddle Woodson
Siblings: Bessie Woodson Yancey and Robert Henry
Education: Harvard University, Berea College, and The University of Chicago
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Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson, distinguished Black author, editor, publisher, and historian, recognized for his role in establishing Black History Month.
1981: The Carter G. Woodson Institute for African American and African Studies is founded at the University of Virginia by historian Armistead Robinson.