Starting in the school year 2024–25, W. T. Woodson High School will be officially known as the Carter G. Woodson High School, named in honor of the distinguished Black author, educator and ...

That event is just one of many ways to celebrate Black History Month, which was launched in 1926 as Negro History Week, thanks to historian Carter G. Woodson and minister Jesse E. Moorland, who wanted ...

In 2025, the Carter G. Woodson Regional Library marks a significant milestone: its 50th anniversary. The library has been a cornerstone of culture.

But she said Dr. Woodson realized something in history was missing. ”Carter G. Woodson, as a historian himself, recognized the absence of African American history in America’s culture," she said.

The seeds of Black History Month were sown more than 100 years ago in the South Side YMCA at 3763 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago. Carter G. Woodson, a University of Chicago alum, was staying in a room at ...

Celebrate Dr. Carter G. Woodson's 149th birthday with a special event at Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C. Learn about his life and legacy.

The founder of the week of celebrations, historian Carter G Woodson, said he hoped it would end when black history became fundamental to American history. Before Freeman won his Oscar, he was ...

He had worked as a personal assistant to Carter G. Woodson, known as the father of Black History Month. A cluster of small paper cards with titles like “A social party” and “A cocktail sip.” ...

Photographs of the Wabash YMCA, Negro History Week and Carter G. Woodson. Collage by Maggie Sivit By Arionne Nettles Feb 15, 2024, 4:00am PDT ...

The Chicago Defender Spread The Word In 1932, Woodson published an editorial entitled “History Week and What it Means,” in The Chicago Defender, one of the most widely read Black-owned newspapers.

In 1922, Carter G. Woodson, known as “the father of Black history,” bought the home at 1538 Ninth Street NW for $8,000. Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American ...