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Jan 1, 1875 — Jan 1, 1950· 75 yrs

UNITED STATES AUTHOR · AFRICAN AMERICANS · HISTORY

Carter Godwin Woodson

Also known as: Carter Godwin Woodson, Carter G. Woodson

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Carter Godwin Woodson (1875–1950) was an African-American historian, author, journalist and the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, and one of the first scholars to study African-American history. A founder of The Journal of Negro History in 1915, Woodson has been cited as the father of black history. In February 1926 he announced the celebration of "Negro History Week", considered the precursor of Black History Month.

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THE "educated Negroes" have the attitude of contempt toward their own people because in their own as well as in their mixed schools Negroes are taught to admire the Hebrew, the Greek, the Latin and the Teuton and to despise the African.

— from The mis-education of the Negro, 1993

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Negro makers of history

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The mis-education of the Negro

1993

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Raises questions that readers were trying to answer in 1933 and are still trying to answer today. Explores the impact of slavery on the Black psyche and raises questions about our educational system, such as what and who African Americans are educated for, the difference between education and training, and which of these African Americans are receiving. Provides solutions to these challenges, but these require more study, discipline, and an Afrocentric worldview.

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The mind of the Negro as reflected in letters written during the crisis, 1800-1860

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