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| Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950) Courtesy: kimpearson.net/hiphopwired.com |
February may be the shortest month in the year, but our history is
long and began in 1926 with the efforts of Mr. Carter G. Woodson. The
‘father of black history’ was unable to receive any type of education
until he was 20 when he attended high school and later went to study
at the University of Chicago, Harvard and the Sorbonne in Paris.
Working as a school teacher, Woodson saw a void in education as his
students had little knowledge of the history and culture of African
Americans.
long and began in 1926 with the efforts of Mr. Carter G. Woodson. The
‘father of black history’ was unable to receive any type of education
until he was 20 when he attended high school and later went to study
at the University of Chicago, Harvard and the Sorbonne in Paris.
Working as a school teacher, Woodson saw a void in education as his
students had little knowledge of the history and culture of African
Americans.
In 1926, Woodson created the first of what was to be an annual
celebration of African American achievement. It started as a weeklong
celebration, and in 1976 it was extended to last the entire month of
February. So here we are 86 years later and the celebration continues.
Thank Mr. Woodson for taking the first step
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