Anniversary of Carter G. Woodson's Death

“Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history” - Carter G. Woodson

(Carter G. Woodson)

Carter G. Woodson was born on December 19th, 1875 in Buckingham County, Virginia, USA. His family moved to West Virginia when Woodson was a child. At age 17 Woodson went to earn a living as a coal miner. At age 20 Woodson went back to high school and earned a diploma in less than 2 years.

(Woodson as a young man)

From 1897 to 1900 Woodson taught in Fayette County. In 1903 he earned a Bachelor degree in Literature from Berea College in Kentucky. From 1903 to 1907 Woodson was a school supervisor in the Philippines. In 1908 he was awarded an A.B. and A.M. from the University of Chicago. He was a member of the first black professional fraternity Sigma Pi Phi and a member of Omega Psi Phi. In 1912 he completed his PhD at Harvard University where he was the second African American to do so. He then became a professor at Howard University. In 1915 Woodson published The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861.

(Woodson in 1915)

Woodson became affiliated with the Washington, D.C. branch of the NAACP, and its chairman Archibald Grimké. In 1924, he published the first survey of free black slaveowners in the United States. In 1926 Woodson promoted the first Negro History Week in Washington, D.C., designated for the second week in February, to coincide with marking the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. In 1933 Woodson wrote the book The Mis-Education of the Negro. Woodson has corresponded with W. E. B. Du Bois, John E. Bruce, Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, Hubert H. Harrison, and T. Thomas Fortune among others from the 1920’s to the 1940’s.

(Woodson in the 1940’s)

On April 3rd, 1950 Woodson died of a heart attack in Washington D.C. He was 74 years old.

(A statue of Woodson)

Today is the 67th anniversary of his death. Take time to remember this great educator today.

Books by Carter G. Woodson

• A Century of Negro Migration (1918)
• The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861 (1919)
• The History of the Negro Church (1921)
• The Negro in Our History (1922)
• Free Negro Owners of Slaves in the United States in 1830, Together With Absentee Ownership of Slaves in the United States in 1830(1924)
• Free Negro Heads of Families in the United States in 1830, Together With a Brief Treatment of the Free Negro (1925)
• Negro Orators and Their Orations (1925)
• The Mind of the Negro as Reflected in Letters Written During the Crisis, 1800–1860 (1927)
• Negro Makers of History (1928)
• African Myths, Together With Proverbs (1928)
• The Rural Negro (1930)
• The Negro Wage Earner (1930)
• The Mis-Education of the Negro (1933)
• The Negro Professional Man and the Community, With Special Emphasis on the Physician and the Lawyer (1934)
• The Story of the Negro Retold (1935)
• The African Background Outlined: Or, Handbook for the Study of the Negro (1936)
• African Heroes and Heroines (1939)
• The Works of Francis J. Grimké (1942)

Carter G. Woodson's Appeal: The Lost Manuscript Edition (2008)

Happy Birthday Carter G. Woodson

“Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history” - Carter G. Woodson

(Carter G. Woodson)

Carter G. Woodson was born on December 19th, 1875 in Buckingham County, Virginia, USA. His family moved to West Virginia when Woodson was a child. At age 17 Woodson went to earn a living as a coal miner. At age 20 Woodson went back to high school and earned a diploma in less than 2 years.

(Woodson as a young man)

From 1897 to 1900 Woodson taught in Fayette County. In 1903 he earned a Bachelor degree in Literature from Berea College in Kentucky. From 1903 to 1907 Woodson was a school supervisor in the Philippines. In 1908 he was awarded an A.B. and A.M. from the University of Chicago. He was a member of the first black professional fraternity Sigma Pi Phi and a member of Omega Psi Phi. In 1912 he completed his PhD at Harvard University where he was the second African American to do so. He then became a professor at Howard University. In 1915 Woodson published The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861.

(Woodson in 1915)

Woodson became affiliated with the Washington, D.C. branch of the NAACP, and its chairman Archibald Grimké. In 1924, he published the first survey of free black slaveowners in the United States. In 1926 Woodson promoted the first Negro History Week in Washington, D.C., designated for the second week in February, to coincide with marking the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. In 1933 Woodson wrote the book The Mis-Education of the Negro. Woodson has corresponded with W. E. B. Du Bois, John E. Bruce, Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, Hubert H. Harrison, and T. Thomas Fortune among others from the 1920’s to the 1940’s.

(Woodson in the 1940’s)

On April 3rd, 1950 Woodson died of a heart attack in Washington D.C. He was 74 years old.

(A statue of Woodson)

Today is his 141st birthday and we would all like to say happy birthday and rest in peace Carter G. Woodson.

Books by Carter G. Woodson

• A Century of Negro Migration (1918)
• The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861 (1919)
• The History of the Negro Church (1921)
• The Negro in Our History (1922)
• Free Negro Owners of Slaves in the United States in 1830, Together With Absentee Ownership of Slaves in the United States in 1830(1924)
• Free Negro Heads of Families in the United States in 1830, Together With a Brief Treatment of the Free Negro (1925)
• Negro Orators and Their Orations (1925)
• The Mind of the Negro as Reflected in Letters Written During the Crisis, 1800–1860 (1927)
• Negro Makers of History (1928)
• African Myths, Together With Proverbs (1928)
• The Rural Negro (1930)
• The Negro Wage Earner (1930)
• The Mis-Education of the Negro (1933)
• The Negro Professional Man and the Community, With Special Emphasis on the Physician and the Lawyer (1934)
• The Story of the Negro Retold (1935)
• The African Background Outlined: Or, Handbook for the Study of the Negro (1936)
• African Heroes and Heroines (1939)
• The Works of Francis J. Grimké (1942)
• Carter G. Woodson's Appeal: The Lost Manuscript Edition (2008)

(P.S. sorry for the late post)

Anniversary of Carter G. Woodson's Death

“Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history” - Carter G. Woodson

(Carter G. Woodson)

Carter G. Woodson was born on December 19th, 1875 in Buckingham County, Virginia, USA. His family moved to West Virginia when Woodson was a child. At age 17 Woodson went to earn a living as a coal miner. At age 20 Woodson went back to high school and earned a diploma in less than 2 years.

(Woodson as a young man)

From 1897 to 1900 Woodson taught in Fayette County. In 1903 he earned a Bachelor degree in Literature from Berea College in Kentucky. From 1903 to 1907 Woodson was a school supervisor in the Philippines. In 1908 he was awarded an A.B. and A.M. from the University of Chicago. He was a member of the first black professional fraternity Sigma Pi Phi and a member of Omega Psi Phi. In 1912 he completed his PhD at Harvard University where he was the second African American to do so. He then became a professor at Howard University. In 1915 Woodson published The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861.

(Woodson in 1915)

Woodson became affiliated with the Washington, D.C. branch of the NAACP, and its chairman Archibald Grimké. In 1924, he published the first survey of free black slaveowners in the United States. In 1926 Woodson promoted the first Negro History Week in Washington, D.C., designated for the second week in February, to coincide with marking the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. In 1933 Woodson wrote the book The Mis-Education of the Negro. Woodson has corresponded with W. E. B. Du Bois, John E. Bruce, Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, Hubert H. Harrison, and T. Thomas Fortune among others from the 1920’s to the 1940’s.

(Woodson in the 1940’s)

On April 3rd, 1950 Woodson died of a heart attack in Washington D.C. He was 74 years old.

(A statue of Woodson)

Today is the 66th anniversary of his death. Take time to remember this great educator today.

Books by Carter G. Woodson

• A Century of Negro Migration (1918)
• The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861 (1919)
• The History of the Negro Church (1921)
• The Negro in Our History (1922)
• Free Negro Owners of Slaves in the United States in 1830, Together With Absentee Ownership of Slaves in the United States in 1830 (1924)
• Free Negro Heads of Families in the United States in 1830, Together With a Brief Treatment of the Free Negro (1925)
• Negro Orators and Their Orations (1925)
• The Mind of the Negro as Reflected in Letters Written During the Crisis, 1800–1860 (1927)
• Negro Makers of History (1928)
• African Myths, Together With Proverbs (1928)
• The Rural Negro (1930)
• The Negro Wage Earner (1930)
• The Mis-Education of the Negro (1933)
• The Negro Professional Man and the Community, With Special Emphasis on the Physician and the Lawyer (1934)
• The Story of the Negro Retold (1935)
• The African Background Outlined: Or, Handbook for the Study of the Negro (1936)
• African Heroes and Heroines (1939)
• The Works of Francis J. Grimké (1942)
• Carter G. Woodson's Appeal: The Lost Manuscript Edition (2008)

Black History Week

"Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history"  ~Dr. Carter G. Woodson

The History of Black History Month!

We celebrate it, throw our power first up in February while the cold air hits our kinky curls, but how did black history month got started?

Ever heard of the name Dr. Carter Woodson? No…. I am not surprised. Our schooling system usually briefly talks about Martin Luther king and moves on. Hmmm no wonder we got the shortest month in the year.

No shade no tea, anywayyyys , Dr. Carter G. Woodson, publisher, editor, author and historian, believe that you need to know your history in order to succeed in America. He was known as the father of black history for publishing multiple books and magazines about the roles of blacks in America. Born in New Canton, Buckingham County, Virginia, to the former slaves known as Anne Eliza and James Henry Woodson. He gave his dad the credit for his success in life although his parents could not write nor read.

Furthermore, Dr. Carter G. Woodson created Black history month in 1926 in the 2nd week of February, it was first known as  “Negro History Week “. The reason why it was in February is because of Frederick Douglass’ birthday and Abraham Lincoln’s birthday is in February. It was created to promote the history of blacks in America since a lot of school systems did not teach about Black history. This Black history week was later expanded to Black history month and was officially recognized by the U.S. government in 1976.

 

Dr. Carter G. Woodson (12/19/1875-4/3/1950)

Suggested Readings by Woodson

• The Mis-Education of the Negro (1933)
• A Century of Negro Migration (1918)
• The Negro in Our History (1922)