Carter G. Woodson (born 1875). Convinced that the history of African-Americans was being ignored and misrepresented, took steps to put things right. In 1915 Woodson founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, now the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH). The association was created to promote and preserve African-American history and culture. He founded the Journal of Negro History in 1916. Here is the letter than began Negro History Week which became Black History Month.
- Launched Negro History Week in 1926, chosen in the second week of February between the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln, which evolved into Black History Month in 1976
- Is a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
- Known for writing the contributions of black Americans into the national spotlight, received a Ph.D at Harvard University
- Founded the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History in 1915, founded the Journal of Negro History in 1916
- Author of the book, "The Miseducation of the Negro", published in 1933
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