Carter G Woodson
Before becoming a scholar, Woodson worked in this industry in West Virginia, where he educated himself and read newspapers to fellow workers.
What is Coal Mining
This document, signed by President Abraham Lincoln, is known for ending slavery in parts of America.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Founded in Chicago in 1915, this organization was created to research and promote African American history.
What is the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH)?
This cultural movement of the 1920s and 1930s celebrated Black artistic expression in literature, music, and art, centered in New York City.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
In 1926, Woodson launched this national observance to encourage schools to teach Black history during February.
What is Negro History Week?
He is often referred to as the “Father of Black History” and created Negro History Week.
Who is Dr. Carter G. Woodson?
Published in 1933, this book critiqued how education conditioned African Americans to undervalue their own history and economic power.
What is The Miseducation of the Negro?
This economic and cultural district in North Carolina was one of the first "Black Wall Streets."
What is Durham?
Woodson spent approximately three years teaching and supervising schools in this country from 1903 to 1906.
What is the Philippines?
This 20th-century Black nationalist leader from Jamaica founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) and Black Star Line.
Who is Marcus Garvey?