Earning graduate degrees at the University of Chicago, Woodson then became the second African American, after W. E. B. Du Bois, to obtain a PhD degree from Harvard University. Woodson is the …

Feb 3, 2025 · Known as the “Father of Black History,” Carter G. Woodson dedicated his career to the field of African American history and lobbied extensively to establish Black History Month as a …

Sep 10, 2025 · "The High Priest of Negro History" Dr. Carter G. Woodson was the leading historian-scholar-activist during the Jim Crow era. Learn more about him here.

Carter G. Woodson, known as “The Father of Black History,” was the second African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University. He created Negro History Week — the forerunner to Black History …

Dec 19, 2024 · Dr. Carter G. Woodson founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History in Chicago, Illinois, on September 9, 1915, alongside George Cleveland Hall, W. B. Hartgrove, …

Dr. Carter G. Woodson was a renowned historian and author and was regarded as the “Father of Black History.” Woodson was born in New Canton, Virginia. At age 17, he followed his brother, Robert, to …

Aug 26, 2024 · Now known as the “Father of Black History” because of his efforts to promote African American history, Woodson wrote pioneering social histories chronicling the lives of Black people at …

1 day ago · On yesterday, Dec. 19, many people paused to pay homage to Dr. Carter G. Woodson on the anniversary of what would have been his 150th birthday, especially in Washington, D.C., where …

Feb 1, 2015 · With that PhD in history, he wrote 18 books and ultimately became who America now knows as Dr. Carter G. Woodson, founder of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History …

Dr. Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950), a graduate of the Berea College Class of 1903 and also known as the “Father of Black History,” was born in New Canton, Fluvanna County, Virginia, during the …