Photo: Wikicommons On today, December 19, 2013, Atlanta Free Speech celebrates the birth and life of Dr. Carter G. Woodson. Woodson’s most famous work, The Mis-Education of the Negro, is a work that is still relevant today and calls for us to continue to question the state of blacks in…
Father of Black History Month: Carter G. Woodson
Photo: Wikicommons The story of Black History Month begins in 1915, which is almost 50 years after the Thirteenth Amendment abolished “legalized” slavery in the United States. In this year, the Father of Black History, Carter G. Woodson, and the prominent minister Jesse E. Moorland founded the Association for the…
This day in black history: honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Carter G. Woodson
Photo: Wikicommons On today, December 19, 2013, Atlanta Free Speech celebrates the birth and life of Dr. Carter G. Woodson. Woodson’s most famous work, The Mis-Education of the Negro, is a work that is still relevant today and calls for us to continue to question the state of blacks in…