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- NAME: Carter G. Woodson
- OCCUPATION: Historian
- BIRTH DATE: December 19, 1875
- DEATH DATE: April 03, 1950
- EDUCATION: Harvard University
- PLACE OF BIRTH: New Canton, Virginia
- PLACE OF DEATH: Suitland-Silver Hill, Maryland
- Full Name: Carter Godwin Woodson
- AKA: Carter G. Woodson
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Carter G. Woodson was an African-American writer and historian known as the "Father of Black History Month." He penned the influential book The Mis-Education of the Negro.
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Play NowCarter Godwin Woodson. (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 10:26, May 23, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/carter-g-woodson-9536515.
Carter Godwin Woodson. [Internet]. 2013. The Biography Channel website. Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/carter-g-woodson-9536515 [Accessed 23 May 2013].
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Carter Godwin Woodson. The Biography Channel website. 2013. Available at: http://www.biography.com/people/carter-g-woodson-9536515. Accessed May 23, 2013.
To help teachers with African-American studies, Woodson later created the Negro History Bulletin in 1937 and also penned literature for elementary and secondary school students.
Woodson died on April 3, 1950, a respected and honored figure who received accolades for his vision. His legacy continues on, with Black History Month being a national cultural force recognized by a variety of media formats,
organizations and educational institutions.
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