Chronicling Our History: Carter G. Woodson
Born to former slaves in 1875, Woodson’s education ranged from being a mostly self-taught student at age 17 to earning a Ph.D. at Harvard University in 1912. In 1915, he started the Association for the study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH) with the goal of helping Black historians uncover the history of the Black man in Africa and in America. From that movement, Negro History Week was established in 1926, and, 50 years later, it was expanded to Black History Month. Dr. Woodson died in 1950.
Books in this station: The Black Experience, A Pioneer African American Family (Juneous Adams), Negro History, The Florida Negro, The Negro Cowboys, The Negro Almanac.
