Carter Godwin Woodson papers, 1922-1941.

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Carter Godwin Woodson papers, 1922-1941.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/741968475

Chiefly correspondence between Woodson and his sister, Bessie W. Yancey, and with business correspondents, concerning the purchase and upkeep of a house in Huntington, W. Va.; together with statements, clippings, and other papers relating to African American life and history.

ca. 75 items.

Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University

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Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University

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Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950

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Carter Godwin Woodson, educator and historian, was considered the Father of Black History. He was born December 19, 1875, New Canton, Virginia. He was an African-American historian, author, and journalist who, in 1915, founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. In 1926 he pioneered the concept of a "Negro History Week," which was later expanded into Black History Month. Woodson died at his home in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington, D.C., on April 3, 1950....

Yancey, Bessie Woodson, 1882-1958

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