Carter G. Woodson

Woodson in the Mis-Education of the Negro. To see how a book printed in the 30s still has a reflection on us today. How we have not been educated to our capabilities because in my opinion we are not seen as equals. From our class lecture I was to inform everyone…

Dr. Talitha LeFloria is the author of Chained in Silence. Dr. Talitha LeFloria is a professional historian that teaches and writes books. She teaches African American Studies at Carter G. Woodson Insitiue for African - Americans and African Studies at the University of Virginia. Dr. LeFloria got her bachelors at Clarke Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia. After she got her bachelors she went to get her masters at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. When she received her masters she…

that the topic is extraneous. African Americans have already endured the experience of others overseeing the hardships they have conquered. For instance, up until 1926, American textbooks had neglected to incorporate America’s black population. “Woodson took on…

A man by the name of Carter G. Woodson created black history week in 1926. The month of February was chosen be cause it is the birthday month of Abraham Lincoln and Fredrick Douglas. In 1976 Black history wee became black history month. During this time each year black communities had already begun celebrating their birthdays. Woodson created black history month because there was a lack in the historical teachings of black accomplishments…

the history is a sense of empowerment and community in which they belong. The poem in the first three document urges children to seek out information about their history, their people and the achievements the blacks have made in the US history. Carter G Woodson urges blacks to learn about their history so they would know they are not inferior and are just people that have been set…

States. Frustrated at this omission of material from the educational system, Emma Akin dedicated herself to provide a series of textbooks devoted to the students she had come to know and love. Through educating herself with the writings of Dr. Carter G. Woodson,…

transcending organizations arose. The fruit bore from these transcending organizations provided the core leadership and game changers that shaped the twentieth-century black experience. Too name a few: W.E.B Du Bose, Booker T. Washington, Carter G. Woodson, Walter White, Benjamin Mays, Thurgood Marshall, Martin Luther King, Adam Clayton Powell, Jesse Jackson, Andrew Young, Barbara Jordan to current leaders and game changes Lyretta Lynch, Michael Jordan, Tom Joyner, Steve Harvey, Thus,…

equality among blacks and whites.” While this is a good goal to pursue, the Carter G. Woodson center does not live up to this commitment. They attempt to bring all the races (particularly blacks and whites) together by teaching about their different cultures, but they do not try to directly fix the problems that cause disadvantage for those of minority races. While it is necessary for everyone to gain an understanding of each other’s perspective if we are ever to reach social equality, it is…

Carter G. Woodson created Negro History and Literature week, which is now referred to a Black History Month. His goal was to educate black people about their cultural background and to bring them a sense of pride in their race. In today's educational system, especially…

from History.net “Black history is the study of African American history, culture, and accomplishments primarily in the United States. Enslaved, oppressed, and dehumanized for much of American history, members of the black community, such as Carter G. Woodson, who founded Black History Month, studied and promoted black history to overcome the discrimination and to promote the accomplishments of blacks to inspire them to make even greater contributions to the black community and larger society.”…