*Note: For The Journey: Day Fourteen, see my earlier post today.
Black History Month: The History and Controversy
Day Two: The Father of Black History
“We should emphasize not Negro History, but the Negro in history. What we need is not a history of selected races or nations, but the history of the world void of national bias, race hate, and religious prejudice.”
With these compelling words, Dr. Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950) clarified his purpose for founding what in 1926 was known as Negro History Week.
With these compelling words, Dr. Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950) clarified his purpose for founding what in 1926 was known as Negro History Week.
Who was Dr. Woodson and what motivated his founding of what is now Black History Month?
Join us tomorrow for “the rest of the story.”
