Carter Godwin Woodson
Known as “The Father of Black History,” Carter Godwin Woodson (1875-1950) co-founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASALH) in 1915
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Damarius Johnson is a third-year doctoral student in Department of History at The Ohio State University and a former Picturing Black History Managing Editor.
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Known as “The Father of Black History,” Carter Godwin Woodson (1875-1950) co-founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASALH) in 1915
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