Woodson, Carter Godwin

We have a wonderful history behind us...
		It reads like the history of people in an heroic age...
		If you read the history of Africa, the history of your
ancestors-peopel of whom you should feel proud-you will
realize that they have a history that is worthwhile.  They have 
traditions that have value of which you can boast upon 
which you can base a claim for the right to share in the 
blessings of democracy.
		We are going back to that beautiful history and it is going
to inspire us to greater achievements.
								Carter G Woodson

	Carter was born on December 19, 1875 in New Canton, Virginia to James and Anne Woodson,
whom were former slaves.  Woodson was the oldest of nine children and forced to help the 
family by working at an early age.
	He attended high school at age 20 and finished after one year, and then attended 
Berea College in Kentucky where he received his Bacherlors Degree.  He then traveled abroad
to the Phillipines, Europe, Africa, and Asia where taught school and studied foreign history 
before returning to the states.  In 1908, he received a Master's from the University of Chicago, 
and in 1912 he received his PhD. He taught school in Washington, D.C., was dean (1919-20) of the 
school of liberal arts at Howard University, and dean (1920-22) at West Virginia State College. 
	Carter began writing journals, bulletins, and several books about the struggles and achievements 
of the African American.  Woodson founded black history week as the second week of February and 
now February is black history month.  Carter G Woodson died on April 3, 1950 in Washington, DC.  
Below are some of the books/journals that Mr. Woodson wrote:

1915- Study of Negro Life and History
1915-The Education of the Negro prior to 1861
1916-Journal of Negro History
1916-1st Black History Week
1918-A Century of Negro Migration
1921-The History of the Negro Church
1922-The Negro in Our History
1925-Negro Orators and their Orations
1926- The Mind of the Negro as Reflected in Letters Written During the Crisis,1800-1860 
1933- The Miseducation of the Negro 
1936- The African Background Outlined
1939 African Heroes and Heroines