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to Anna Eliza Riddle Woodson and James Woodson. The fourth of seven children, young Woodson worked as a sharecropper and a miner to help his family.
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He was born in New Canton, VA
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Woodson held down several positions in academia
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He went to Harvard University, University of Chicago, Berea College, West Virginia State University, and Dunbar High School (Washington, D.C.).
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Carter G. Woodson helped found the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History
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He wrote A History of the Negro Church
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he wrote the Negro in our History
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In February 1926 he launched the celebration of "Negro History Week", the precursor of Black History Month.
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He wrote Mis-Education of the Negro
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His legacy continues on, with Black History Month being a national cultural force recognized by a variety of media formats, organizations and educational institutions.
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He died suddenly from a heart attack
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he was known as the father of black history
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we celebrate black history now
