Snapshot

· Carter Woodson is known as the “Father of Black History”

· Born to former slaves in New Canton, Va

· Authored many books about great contributions of Black Americans and their role in history

· Completed High School in only 2 years

· Earned Bachelors and Master Degrees from The University of Chicago

· Second Black American to receive Doctorate from Harvard (W.E.B. DuBois)

· Founded the idea and purpose of Black History Month

“Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history”

To further explore Carter G Woodson and his great accomplishments:

 https://www.biography.com/scholar/carter-g-woodson https://woodsonmuseum.org/about-us/
https://www.nps.gov/cawo/learn/carter-g-woodson-biography.htm
https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-the-important-political-history-of-black-history-month/2021/01