Author: Carter Godwin Woodson
Alternate names: Carter Godwin Woodson; Carter G. Woodson; Carter Woodson; Godwin Carter Woodson; G. Carter Woodson; Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson; Carter, Godwin Woodson; Carter G. Woodson Ph.D.; Carter G Woodson; Carter Godwin Woodson Ph.D.; Carter Godwin 1875-1950 Woodson; Carter Godwin 1875- Woodson; Carter G. Woodson Ph.d.; By Carter G Woodson; Carter G. Woodson &; Woodson,,  Carter Godwin, Carter; carter godwin woodson; Carter G. Woodson,Ph.D.; Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950; carter g. woodson ; Carter G.Woodson; C. G. Woodson; C.G. Woodson.; C. G. Woodson Ph.D.; C.G. Woodson
Born: 1875
Died: 1950
Bio: 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.