Woodson High School, named in honor of the distinguished Black author, educator and journalist known as the “Father of Black History," Carter Godwin Woodson (1875-1950). On Thursday evening ...

Named after Dr. Carter G. Woodson, a pioneering historian and educator known as the “Father of Black History,” the library was established to honor his legacy and foster a deeper understanding ...

Halsted St. on December 19, 1975, the date was probably no coincidence, for it landed exactly 100 years after the birth of the man for whom the library was named: Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson, the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes ...

Halsted St. Carter Woodson was born in 1875 in Buckingham County, Virginia. His mother and father were enslaved before the Civil War. Enslaved people generally bore the name of their enslavers.

American historian and educator Carter Godwin Woodson is widely credited as the founder of Black History Month for his tireless work in the early 20th century promoting the rich traditions and ...

“The Father of Black History” and founder of “Negro History Week,” which later became Black History Month, spent time in West Virginia as a coal miner. Colorized portrait depicts American historian, ...

the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter” is reminiscent of the inspiration behind Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson’s work. Woodson, referred to as the “father of Black history ...