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February will always be Black History Month for me. #carterwoodson #blm #blackhistorymonth
January 31, 2025 at 7:40 PM
#BlackHistoryMonth #CarterWoodson launched Journal of Negro History celebrating achievements of Black Americans. In February 1926, Woodson announced first Negro History Week. He chose February because it contained birthdays of both Abraham Lincoln & Frederick Douglass www.history.com/news/the-man...
Carter G. Woodson: The Man Behind Black History Month | HISTORY
Dr. Carter G. Woodson (1875‑1950) dedicated his life to educating African Americans about the achievements and contributions of their ancestors. He founded what would become Black History Month.
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February 5, 2025 at 2:39 PM
"For me, education means to inspire people to live more abundantly, to learn to begin with life as they find it and make it better." - historian #CarterWoodson, born OTD in New Canton, VA (1875-1950). One of the first scholars to study the African diaspora, including African American history. R.I.P.
December 19, 2024 at 11:32 AM
2/7/1926-"Negro History Week" was observed for the first time, conceived by Dr. Carter G. Woodson as an opportunity to study the history & accomplishments of African Americans. Dr. Woodson was the founder, in 1915 Chicago, of the Association for the Study of Negro Life & History.
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February 7, 2026 at 7:13 PM