Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,505,563,650 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Woodson, Carter G.

    0.06 sec.
Woodson, Carter G. (Godwin) (1875–1950) historian, educator; born in New Canton, Va. Impoverished and lacking formal schooling until age 17, he went on to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard (1912). He devoted his life to promoting African-American education and history in the hope of improving American race relations. He founded the Journal of Negro History (1916), the black-owned Associated Publishers press (1921), and the popular Negro History Bulletin (1937). He inaugurated Negro History Week (1926), collected and edited primary documents of black history and, a prolific author of popular and scholarly books, created widespread public interest in black history, laying the groundwork for the later development of African-American studies.


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
? Mentioned in
No references found
 
Encyclopedia browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.