- 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