SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
RISE OF THE SLAVE TRADE BLACK HISTORY IN COLONIAL AMERICA
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Carter G. Woodson
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Martin Luther King. Jr.
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Fredrick Douglas
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Rosa Parks
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Detailed explanation-1: -Woodson lobbied schools and organizations to participate in a special program to encourage the study of African American history, which began in February 1926 with Negro History Week. The program was later expanded and renamed Black History Month.
Detailed explanation-2: -Carter G. Woodson was a scholar whose dedication to celebrating the historic contributions of Black people led to the establishment of Black History Month, marked every February since 1976.
Detailed explanation-3: -Carter G. Woodson was one of the first people to seriously study and document the history of Black people in the United States, and he also created educational programs that celebrated Black culture, most notably Black History Month.
Detailed explanation-4: -Carter Godwin Woodson was born on December 19, 1875, near New Canton, in Buckingham County.