Carter Godwin Woodson was born on December 19, 1875, in New Canton, Virginia, to Anna Eliza Riddle Woodson and James Woodson. The fourth of seven children, Carter worked as a sharecropper and a miner ...

WASHINGTON — As Black History Month concludes, first-phase renovations are wrapping up at the home and office of Carter G. Woodson, the man who is considered “The father of African American history.” ...

(NEXSTAR) – Black History Month is celebrated every February, the shortest and one of the coldest months of the year. At ...

Noted Black scholar and historian Carter G. Woodson, known as the Father of Black History, was born in 1875 to former slaves. He worked on the family farm in West Virginia as well as in the coal mines ...

Black history doesn’t have nearly the amount of documentation and sources as many other areas of American history. That has long proved a challenge to historians of the Black experience. Carter G.

BUCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — February is Black History Month — but where did the concept come from? The answer is right here in Central Virginia. Carter G. Woodson, who Encylopedia Virginia ...

Carter G. Woodson library in Chicago (Photo credit: Eddy "Precise" Lamarre) In 2025, the Carter G. Woodson Regional Library marks a significant milestone: its 50th anniversary. Situated at 9525 S.

Black Americans. What began in 1926 has grown into an overall cultural observance of Black History in February ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) – The Dr. Carter G. Woodson Museum has launched a new series where natives 85 and older are sharing their stories, which will be recorded and preserved in a new exhibit.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (BLOOM) — A proposed design for the future home of the Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum has earned top honors on the global stage. The rendering, created by architect ...

anac copy 3908020679023 purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. "A history of Carter G. Woodson, his work and life in Washington, DC"-- Provided by publisher. "The discipline of ...