What Black history in pre-Civil War Cincinnati looked like, per a celebrated scholar
Carter G. Woodson, who started the precursor to Black History Month, wrote of Cincinnati’s Black history before the Civil War ...
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As a Jewish descendant of Carter G. Woodson, I cherish the history of the Black-Jewish alliance
We all have identities. Some can easily be seen while others can’t. Being both Black and Jewish is how I identify, and ...
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Why Carter G. Woodson Picked February to Promote Black History
Who Was Carter G. Woodson? K nown as the “Father of Black History,” Carter G. Woodson dedicated his career to the field of African American history and lobbied ext ...
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A South Side gathering of Black intellectuals set the stage for Black History Month
Halsted St. Carter Woodson was born in 1875 in Buckingham County, Virginia. His mother and father were enslaved before the Civil War. Enslaved people generally bore the name of their enslavers.
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How the U.S. began celebrating Black History Month
In the early 20th century, historian Carter G. Woodson chafed at the ... the emancipation of enslaved people at the end of the Civil War, Woodson took action. He founded an organization—now ...