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From the WV mines to a Ph.D., Carter Woodson strove to preserve black history
Did you know the man that is responsible for the creation of Black History Month once worked and lived near the New River ...
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Revisiting 'Carterland,' a documentary that reappraises an oft-disparaged presidency
Many remembrances of President Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday at the age of 100, focus on his post-White-House humanitarian work. But the documentary "Carterland" looked almost exclusively at ...
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How Carter G. Woodson Fueled the Creation of Black History Month
The historian promoted Negro History Week as part of efforts to embed Black studies into the American education system.
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As a Jewish descendant of Carter G. Woodson, I cherish the history of the Black-Jewish alliance
A discovered connection to Carter G. Woodson, pioneer of Black history, made the author's relationship to Judaism all the ...
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What Black history in pre-Civil War Cincinnati looked like, per a celebrated scholar
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 ...
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February is Black History Month
Since 1976, every U.S. president, beginning with Michigan’s own President Gerald Ford, officially designated the month of February as Black History Month each year. Prior to a monthlong recognition, ...