Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950

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Dates:
Birth 1975
Death 1950
Birth 1875-12-19
Death 1950-04-03
Americans
English

Biographical notes:

Educator and historian.

From the description of Carter Godwin Woodson papers, 1922-1941. (Moorland-Spingarn Resource Center). WorldCat record id: 741968475

Considered the Father of Black History, Carter Godwin Woodson was an African-American historian, author, and journalist. In 1915 he founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, and in 1926 he pioneered the concept of a "Negro History Week," which was later expanded into Black History Month. Charles H. Wesley was an African-American historian, author, and college president.

From the description of Carter Godwin Woodson correspondence with Charles H. Wesley, 1925-1950. (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 313656571

Carter Godwin Woodson (December 19, 1875-April 3, 1950) was one of the foremost African American intellectuals of the 20th century. Educated at Berea College and the University of Chicago, he was the second person of African descent to earn a PhD in history from Harvard University. Affectionately regarded as the "Father of Negro History," he founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History in 1915 and the Journal of Negro History in 1916. In 1921 he created Associated Publishers, which became the leading African-American-owned publishing firm producing scholarly books, novels, poetry, and children's and young adult books for the African American community and the general public. He created Negro History Week (now known as Black History Month) in 1926 and the Negro History Bulletin in 1937 to promote the teaching of African American history, the work to which he devoted his life.

From the description of Carter Godwin Woodson collection, 1876-1999. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 232674445

Biographical Note

Carter Godwin Woodson

1875, Dec. 19 Born, New Canton, Va. 1903 Litt. B., Berea College, Berea, Ky. 1907 A.B., University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill. 1908 A.M., University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill. 1908 1918 High school teacher, Washington, D.C. 1912 Ph.D., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 1916 1950 Executive director, Association for the Study of Negro Life and History Editor, Journal of Negro History 1918 Published A Century of Negro Migration. Washington, D.C.: Association for the Study of Negro Life and History 1918 1919 Principal, Armstrong Manual Training School, Washington, D.C. 1919 1920 Dean, School of Liberal Arts, Howard University, Washington, D.C. 1920 1922 Dean, West Virginia Collegiate Institute, Institute, W.Va. 1922 Published The Negro in Our History. Washington, D.C.: Associated Publishers 1926 Published The Mind of the Negro as Reflected in Letters Written during the Crisis, 1800-1860. Washington, D.C.: Association for the Study of Negro Life and History 1936 Published The African Background Outlined; or, Handbook for the Study of the Negro. Washington, D.C.: Association for the Study of Negro Life and History 1937 1950 Editor, Negro History Bulletin 1950, Apr. 3 Died, Washington, D.C.

Whitefield McKinlay

1857, Sept. 15 Born, Charleston, S.C. 1873 Attended Avery Institute, Charleston, S.C. 1874 Attended United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. 1882 Attended Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa 1887 Attended University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. Married Kate Wheeler 1887 1941 Real estate broker 1907 Appointed to Housing Commission, District of Columbia, by President Theodore Roosevelt 1910 Appointed collector of Port of Washington, D.C., by President William H. Taft 1941, Dec. 14 Died, Washington, D.C.

Benjamin T. Tanner

1835, Dec. 23 Born, Pittsburgh, Pa. 1852 1857 Attended Avery College, Allegheny, Pa. 1857 1860 Attended Western Theological Seminary, Allegheny, Pa. 1858 Married Sarah Elizabeth Miller 1860 Ordained, deacon and elder, African Methodist Episcopal Church 1868 Chief secretary, African Methodist Episcopal Church 1868 1884 Editor, Christian Recorder 1884 Editor and cofounder, A.M.E. Church Review 1888 Bishop, African Methodist Episcopal Church 1923, Jan. 15 Died, Philadelphia, Pa.

John T. Clark

1883, July 21 Born, Louisville, Ky. 1906 A.B., Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 1907 1913 Instructor, Central High School, Louisville, Ky. 1913 1916 Secretary, Housing Bureau of the National League on Urban Conditions Among Negroes, New York, N.Y. 1916 1917 Field secretary, National Urban League 1917 Married Patricia Ferguson 1917 1926 Executive secretary, Urban League of Pittsburgh, Pa. 1926 1949 Executive secretary, Urban League of St. Louis, Mo. 1949 Died, St. Louis, Mo.

From the guide to the Carter Godwin Woodson Papers, 1736-1974, (bulk 1915-1950), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

1875 Dec. 19 Born of ex-slave parentage in New Canton, Va. 1892 Moved to Huntington, West Va. 1895 Entered Douglass High School, Huntington, West Va. 1903 Received Litt. B. Degree from Berea College in Kentucky. 1903 1906 Served as Supervisor of schools in the Philippines. 1908 Mar. 17 Received B.A. Degree from the University of Chicago. 1908 Aug. 28 Received M.A. Degree from the University of Chicago. 1912 Received Ph.D. Degree from Harvard. 1915 Sept. 9 Organized and founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History in Chicago, Ill. 1916 Jan.1 Published the first issue of the Journal of Negro History. 1918 Appointed Principal of Armstrong High School, Washington, D.C. 1919 1920 Served as Dean of the School of Liberal Arts at Howard University. 1920 1922 Served as Dean of West Virginia Institute (now West Virginia State College) 1926 Received the Spingarn Medal 1926 Inaugurated Negro History Week 1937 October Published the first I of Negro History Bulletin. 1941 Received LL. D. Degree from Virginia State College. 1950 April 3 Died in Washington, D.C.

From the guide to the Carter G. Woodson Papers, 1922-1941, (Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University)

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