Historian and author Carter G. Woodson is remembered as the “Father of Black History.” Read about his education, books, idea ...

As a child, Carter G. Woodson, the son of formerly enslaved and illiterate parents, endured the backbreaking labor of a ...

A discovered connection to Carter G. Woodson, pioneer of Black history, made the author's relationship to Judaism all the ...

Each February, the African American legacy that shaped America is honored during Black History Month. Here are some places to ...

The historian promoted Negro History Week as part of efforts to embed Black studies into the American education system.

Black History Month is celebrated every February, the shortest and one of the coldest months of the year. At first glance it ...

That has long proved a challenge to historians of the Black experience. Carter G. Woodson worked to change that. Best known as the Father of Black History Month for having created the predecessor ...

Wabash Ave., Chicago. Carter G. Woodson, a University of Chicago alum, was staying in a room at the Colored YMCA, as it was designated, while manning a booth at the Exposition of Fifty Years of ...

It all started with a scholar named Carter G. Woodson, who founded the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) in 1915 to research, preserve, and disseminate ...

This undated photo provided by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) shows historian and author Carter G. Woodson. (ASALH via AP)Association for the Study of ...

Black History Month wasn't always a month-long celebration. In February 1926, historian and author Carter G. Woodson created Negro History Week. It was a weeklong celebration in an effort to teach ...