Carter G. Woodson: The Man Who Put "Black" in American History.Carter G. Woodson Carter Godwin Woodson (b. December 19 1875, New Canton, Buckingham County, Virginia — d. April 3 1950, Washington, D.C.) was an African American historian, author, journalist and the founder of Black History Month. : The Man Who Put "Black" in American History by Jim Haskins and Kathleen Benson, illustrated by Melanie Reim The Millbrook Press, March 2000, $23.90, ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 0-761-31264-1 Jim Haskins has done it again with this graceful, short, biography of the "Father of African American History African American history is the portion of American history that specifically discusses the African American or Black American ethnic group in the United States. Most African Americans are the descendants of African slaves held in the United States from 1619 to 1865. " Carter G. Woodson, the son of slaves born in Virginia and the first African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. to be awarded a Ph.D. in History from Harvard University Harvard University, mainly at Cambridge, Mass., including Harvard College, the oldest American college. Harvard College Harvard College, originally for men, was founded in 1636 with a grant from the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. . This slim, concise volume provides an interesting stroll down the many paths, obstacles and triumphs Carter G. Woodson traveled throughout his life, from a poor childhood to a college education, secondary teacher, principal, college professor, historian, writer, publisher, architect of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History in 1915 and founder of Negro History Week (1926) which became known as Black History Month in the early 1970s. Written in a clear, and easy-to-read style, the fascinating information presented in this book is a good starting point for report writing. It includes a bibliography and an index and the text is accompanied by abstract, black-and-white artwork, which are explained in art notes. A worthwhile purchase. |
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