Heritage – Carter G. Woodson « The Gentlemen's Standard

Carter Godwin Woodson was born on December 19, 1875
Graduated from Douglass High School in 1897
Became principal of Douglass High School in 1900
Earned his Bachelor of Literature degree from Berea College in 1903
Earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees from University of Chicago in 1908.
Earned doctorate from Harvard University in 1912
Historian, educator, author, publisher, and journalist
Founder of Association for the Study of African-American Life and History in 1915
Authored The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861 in 1915
Founded The Journal of Negro History 1916
Became Dean of the School of Liberal Arts at Howard University in 1920
Founded The Associated Publishers in 1920
Authored The History of the Negro Church in 1922
Established Negro History Week in February 1926, which later expanded to Black History Month
Authored The Mis-Education of the Negro in 1933
Founded the Negro History Bulletin in 1937
Died at the age of 74 on April 3, 1950