Carter G. Woodson, The Father of Black History Month

Title

Carter G. Woodson, The Father of Black History Month

Description

The origins of Black History Month date back to 1926, when a historian named Carter G. Woodson spearheaded “Negro History Week.”

Creator

Erin Blakemore

Source

JSTOR Daily, https://daily.jstor.org/ 

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Publisher

JSTOR is part of ITHAKA, a not-for-profit organization helping the academic community use digital technologies to preserve the scholarly record and to advance research and teaching in sustainable ways.

Date

February 12, 2015

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Collection

Citation

Erin Blakemore, “Carter G. Woodson, The Father of Black History Month,” Antiracism Digital Library, accessed April 19, 2024, https://sacred.omeka.net/items/show/385.