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Black History Pride · Preserving Black history

Carter G. Woodson

Illustrated portrait of Carter G. Woodson

Carter G. Woodson was a historian who worked to document and teach Black history. He helped establish Negro History Week in 1926, an important predecessor to Black History Month.

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