Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson
December 19, 1875(New Canton, Virginia)
Died April 3, 1950
(aged 74)
Washington, DC
Education B.Litt, Berea College (1903)
M.A., University of Chicago (1908)
Ph.D., Harvard University (1912)
Occupation: Historian
December 19, 1875(New Canton, Virginia)
Died April 3, 1950
(aged 74)
Washington, DC
Education B.Litt, Berea College (1903)
M.A., University of Chicago (1908)
Ph.D., Harvard University (1912)
Occupation: Historian
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Carter G. Woodson was born in 1875 in New Canton, Virginia. One of the first African Americans to receive a doctorate from Harvard, Woodson dedicated his career to the field of African-American history and lobbied extensively to establish Black History Month as a nationwide institution.
Father of Black History Month.
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