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 ...

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.

For the past 50 years, every February has been honored as Black History Month, an annual observance that recognizes the ...

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.” ...

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.

ST. ALBANS, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Six West Virginia sites have been added to the National Register of Historic Places. They’re scattered throughout the Mountain State. One of the six is the Carter G. Woodson ...

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

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction: "Willing to Sacrifice"; 1. Carter G. Woodson, 1875-1950: Black ...

The funding will not only help preserve historical Black institutions in Florida, but will also alleviate funding concerns that many Black history museums face.