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Carter Godwin Woodson

(Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950)

During the dawning of the twentieth century, it was widely-presumed that people of African descent had little history besides the subjugation of slavery. Of course, it is obvious today that Africans have significantly impacted the development of the social, political and economic structures of not just the United States but also the world. Credit for the evolving awareness of the true place of blacks in history can, in large part, be bestowed upon one man, Dr. Carter G. Woodson. Dr. Woodson's parents had been enslaved, so he understood the importance of a proper education. Though he didn't begin his formal education until the age of 20, he earned his high school diploma, bachelor's and master's degrees in the span of a few years. Then, in 1912, he became the second African American to earn a PhD from Harvard and was the first person of enslaved parents to earn a PhD in history!
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Carter Godwin Woodson (December 19, 1875 – April 3, 1950) was an American historian, author, journalist, and the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH). He was one of the first scholars to study the history of the African diaspora, including African-American history. A founder of The Journal of Negro History in 1916, Woodson has been called the "father of black history." In February 1926, he launched the celebration of "Negro History Week," the precursor of Black History Month. Woodson was an important figure to the movement of Afrocentrism, due to his perspective of placing people of African descent at the center of the study of history and the human experience. (From Wikipedia)

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An estimate of Carter G. Woodson and his work in connection with the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, Inc. (The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, 1926), by Kelly Miller and inc Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (page images at HathiTrust)

Books by Carter Godwin Woodson:

Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: A Century of Negro Migration (Gutenberg text)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861: A History of the Education of the Colored People of the United States From the Beginning of Slavery to the Civil War (Gutenberg text)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950, ed.: Free Negro Owners of Slaves in the United States in 1830, Together with Absentee Ownership of Slaves in the United States in 1830 (Washington: Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, c1924) (multiple formats at archive.org)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: The History of the Negro Church (Washington: Associated Publishers, c1921) (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: The Negro in Our History (c1922) (multiple formats at archive.org)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950, ed.: Negro Orators and Their Orations (Washington: Associated Publishers, c1925) (multiple formats at archive.org)

Additional books by Carter Godwin Woodson in the extended shelves:

Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: Absentee ownership of slaves in the United States in 1830 (The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, 1924), also by Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial and inc Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: The African background outlined; or, Handbook for the study of the Negro. (Negro Universities Press, 1968) (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: African heroes and heroines (The Associated publishers, inc., 1944) (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: African myths, together with proverbs (Associated Publishers, 1948) (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: Alexander Crummell : an apostle of Negro culture (Washington, D.C. : The Academy, 1920., 1920), also by William Henry Ferris, Dorothy Porter Wesley, Association for the Study of African-American Life and History, and Howard University. Libraries (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: Alfalfa : the king of all fodder plants successfully grown in Macon County, Ala. ([Tuskegee, Ala.] : [Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute], 1915., 1915), also by George Washington Carver, Association for the Study of African-American Life and History, and Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute. Experiment Station (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: American Negro in the world war ([United States] : [publisher not identified], [1919], 1919), also by Emmett J. Scott, Cedric Dover, Jesse Howard Hanley, Association for the Study of African-American Life and History, and Cedric Dover Library (Emory University. MARBL) (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: Awake, with the blushing morning ([Baltimore] : Bull & Tuttle, Steam Job Printers, Clipper Office, 134 Baltimore-St, [1861], 1861), also by Association for the Study of African-American Life and History and Bull & Tuttle (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: Brief sketch of the life and labors of Rev. Alexander Bettis : also an account of the founding and development of the Bettis Academy (Trenton, S.C. : The Author, 1913., 1913), also by Alfred William Nicholson, John R. Wilson, and Association for the Study of African-American Life and History (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: The business end of a minstrel show (New York : Witmark, [1906], 1906), also by Albert Carlton, Frank Dumont, and Association for the Study of African-American Life and History (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: A century of Negro migration. (AMS Press, 1970) (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: A century of Negro migration (The Association for the study of Negro life and history, 1918) (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: A century of negro migration (The Association for the study of negro life and history, 1918) (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: Chemical notes : a compilation of notes on the theoretical principles of chemistry, designed especially to aid beginning students to grasp the fundaments of the subject (Washington, D.C. : Beresford, 1902., 1902), also by H. C. Scurlock, William L. Dawson, and Association for the Study of African-American Life and History (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: Conditions under which the race problem challenges the White man's solution (Washington, D.C. : Murray Bros., [1919], 1919), also by Mamie Jordan Caver and Association for the Study of African-American Life and History (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: The distinctive principles of the Presbyterian Church in the United States : commonly called the Southern Presbyterian Church, as set forth in the formal declarations, and illustrated by extracts from proceedings of the General Assembly, from 1861-70 : to which is added, extracts from the proceedings of the O.S. Assembly, from 1861-67, and of the N.S. Assembly, from 1861-66. (Richmond : Presbyterian Committee of Publication, [1870?], 1870), also by Presbyterian Committee of Publication and Association for the Study of African-American Life and History (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: The divine liturgy : and other rites and ceremonies of the church (New York : [The Church], 1923., 1923), also by African Orthodox Church and Association for the Study of African-American Life and History (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: A double anniversary sermon of the thirty year's episcopate of Bishop Samuel David Ferguson, June 24, 1885-1915 : fifty years of his ministry, December 31, 1865-1915, preached in St. Mark's Church, June 27, 1915 ([Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1915?]], 1915), also by Samuel David Ferguson and Association for the Study of African-American Life and History (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: The Dunbar speaker and entertainer : containing the best prose and poetic selections by and about the Negro race : with programs arranged for special entertainments (Naperville, Ill. : J. L. Nichols & Co., [1920], 1920), also by James V. Hatch, Camille Billops, Edward Tully Garrett, Leslie Pinckney Hill, Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson, and Association for the Study of African-American Life and History (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: Early negro education in West Virginia (West Virginia Collegiate Institute, 1921) (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: Early negro education in West Virginia (The West Virginia collegiate institute, 1921) (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: The education of the Negro prior to 1861; a history of the education of the colored people of the United States from the beginning of slavery to the Civil War (Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, 1919) (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: The education of the Negro prior to 1861; a history of the education of the colored people of the United States from the beginning of slavery to the Civil War. (Associated Publishers, 1919) (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: Fifty years in the gospel ministry from 1864 to 1914 : twenty-seven years in the pastorate; sixteen years' active service as Chaplain in the U.S. Army; seven years professor in Wilberforce University; two trips to Europe; a trip to Mexico (1921), also by T. G. Steward, Association for the Study of African-American Life and History, and A.M.E. Book Concern (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: Fifty years of negro citizenship as qualified by the United States Supreme Court. (s.n., 1921) (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: First Baptist Church, North Fairmount Heights, Md. ([Maryland?] : [The Church?], [1915?]], 1915), also by Md.) First Baptist Church (North Fairmount Heights and Association for the Study of African-American Life and History (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: Free negro heads of families in the United States in 1830, together with a brief treatment of the free negro (The Association for the study of negro life and history, 1925), also by inc Association for the Study of Negro Life and History and New York Laura Spelman Rockefeller memorial (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: Free Negro owners of slaves in the United States in 1830, together with Absentee ownership of slaves in the United States in 1830. (Negro Universities Press, 1968) (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: Handbook for the study of the Negro (The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, Inc., 1936), also by inc Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: Historical sketch of education for the colored race in the District of Columbia, 1807-1905 (Washington : Smith Brothers, Printers, 1907., 1907), also by Winfield Scott Montgomery and Association for the Study of African-American Life and History (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: The history of the Negro church (The Associated Publishers, 1921) (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: The history of the Negro church (Washington, D.C. : Associated Publishers, [1921], 1921), also by Randall K. Burkett and Associated Publishers (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: How the farmer can save his sweet potatoes : and ways of preparing it for the table ([Tuskegee, Ala.] : [Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute], 1922., 1922), also by George Washington Carver, Association for the Study of African-American Life and History, and Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute. Experiment Station (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: How to can fruits and vegetables ([Tuskegee Institute, Ala.] : [Experiment Station, Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute], 1915., 1915), also by George Washington Carver, Association for the Study of African-American Life and History, and Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute. Experiment Station (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: How to grow the peanut and 105 ways of preparing it for human consumption ([Tuskegee, Ala.] : [Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute], [1921], 1921), also by George Washington Carver, Association for the Study of African-American Life and History, and Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute. Experiment Station (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: How to grow the tomato and 115 ways to prepare it for the table ([Tuskegee Institute, Ala.] : [Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute], 1918., 1918), also by George Washington Carver, Association for the Study of African-American Life and History, and Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute. Experiment Station (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: How to make sweet potato flour, starch, sugar, bread and mock cocoanut ([Tuskegee Institute, Ala.] : Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, [1918], 1918), also by George Washington Carver, Association for the Study of African-American Life and History, and Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute. Experiment Station (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: The Journal of Negro history. (United Pub.Corp., 1916), also by inc Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: Knox Academy, Selma, Alabama ([Pittsburgh, Pa.?] : [Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America], 1911., 1911), also by Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America and Association for the Study of African-American Life and History (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness on our own side of the border, 1916 ([New York?] : [NAACP?], [1916?]], 1916), also by Association for the Study of African-American Life and History and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: Life of Charles T. Walker, D.D. : ("The Black Spurgeon,") pastor Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, New York City (Nashville, Tenn. : National Baptist Publishing Board, 1902., 1902), also by Silas Xavier Floyd, James V. Hatch, Camille Billops, Juanita Bethea, Association for the Study of African-American Life and History, National Baptist Publishing Board, and N.Y.) Mount Olivet Baptist Church (New York (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: Life, travels and works of Miss Flora Batson : deceased queen of song ([United States] : T.M.R.M. Co., [190-?], 1900), also by Gerard Millar and Association for the Study of African-American Life and History (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: The mind of the Negro as reflected in letters written during the crisis, 1800-1860 (The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, 1926), also by Frederick Douglass and Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: Narrative of Solomon Northup, a citizen of New-York, kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and rescued in 1853, from a cotton plantation near the Red River in Louisiana (Auburn : Derby and Miller ; Buffalo : Derby, Orton and Mulligan ; London : Sampson Low, Son & Co., 1853., 1853), also by Solomon Northup, D. Wilson, and Association for the Study of African-American Life and History (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: The nations from a new point of view (Nashville, Tenn. : National Baptist Publishing Board, 1903., 1903), also by Harvey Johnson and Association for the Study of African-American Life and History (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: The Negro as a business man (The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, 1929), also by inc Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, Arnett Grant Lindsay, and John H. Harmon (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: The Negro : his rights and wrongs, the forces for him and against him ([Washington, D.C.?] : [publisher not identified], [1898?]], 1898), also by Francis J. Grimké, Association for the Study of African-American Life and History, and D.C.) First Colored Presbyterian Church (Washington (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: The Negro in medicine (1912), also by John A. Kenney, Association for the Study of African-American Life and History, and Tuskegee Institute Press (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: The Negro in our history (Associated Publishers, 1922) (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: The negro in our history (The Associated publishers, inc., 1941) (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: Negro makers of history (The Associated publishers, inc., 1928) (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: Negro makers of history. (Associated Publishers, 1942) (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: Negro orators and their orations (Washington, D.C. : The Associated Publishers, Inc., 1925., 1925) (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: The Negro professional man and the community, with special emphasis on the physician and the lawyer (The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, inc., 1934), also by inc Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: The Negro wage earner (The Association for the study of Negro life and history,inc, 1930), also by Lorenzo J. Greene and inc Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: The Negro wage earner (AMS Press, 1970), also by Lorenzo J. Greene and inc Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: A new and prolific variety of cotton ([Tuskegee, Ala.] : [Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute], 1915., 1915), also by George Washington Carver, Association for the Study of African-American Life and History, and Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute. Experiment Station (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: Official history of freemasonry among the colored people in North America : tracing the growth of masonry from 1717 down to the present day, bringing to light many interesting facts unknown to the great body of the craft : also giving an account of the introduction of freemasonry into America, its origin and practice among Negroes, the establishment of Subordinate and Grand Lodges, Royal Arch Chapters, Commanderies, the Scottish Rite, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and the Ancient Rite of Memphis, with its ninety-seven degrees, to which is appended much general information tending to show the progress of the race in citizenship, business, education, wealth, with the names of prominent Americans who have become famous in the craft and other walks of life (New York : Macoy Pub. & Masonic Supply, [1903], 1903), also by Wm. H. Grimshaw and Association for the Study of African-American Life and History (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: "Our father's house," and family : past, present and future (Philada., Pa. : A.M.E. Book Concern, [18]93., 1893), also by J. C. Embry, Charles Simpson Butcher, Association for the Study of African-American Life and History, and A.M.E. Book Concern (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: Progress and achievements of the colored people : a handbook for self-improvement which leads to greater success (Washington, D.C. : A. Jenkins, [1917], 1917), also by Kelly Miller, Joseph R. Gay, and Association for the Study of African-American Life and History (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: Quadrennial address of the bishops of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church to the fourteenth session of the General Conference : held in Saint Louis, Missouri, May third, one thousand nine hundred and twenty two. (Chicago : Gentry-Mayham Print. Co., [1922], 1922), also by Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, Randall Albert Carter, Isaac Lane, Association for the Study of African-American Life and History, and Mo.) Colored Methodist Episcopal Church. General Conference 1922 : Saint Louis (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: Racial integrity : a plea for the establishment of a chair of Negro history in our schools and colleges, etc. ([New York?] : A. V. Bernier, [1913?], 1913), also by Arthur Alfonso Schomburg, Dorothy Porter Wesley, C. Glenn Carrington, Association for the Study of African-American Life and History, and Cheney Institute (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: Religious education in Negro colleges ([Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1917., 1917), also by David Henry Sims, Association for the Study of African-American Life and History, and University of Chicago. Divinity School (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: The Rural Negro (The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, inc., 1930), also by inc Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: The scourging of a race : and other sermons and addresses (Washington : Beresford, 1904., 1904), also by W. Bishop Johnson and Association for the Study of African-American Life and History (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: Select discussions of race problems : a collection of papers of especial use in the study of Negro American problems : with the proceedings of the twentieth annual Conference for Study of Negro Problems, held at Atlanta University, May 24, 1915 (Atlanta : Atlanta University Press, 1916., 1916), also by J. A. Bigham, Association for the Study of African-American Life and History, and Conference for the Study of the Negro Problems (20th : 1915 : Atlanta University) (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: The story of the Negro retold (Associated Publishers, 1959), also by Charles H. Wesley (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: Twelve ways to meet the new economic conditions here in the South ([Tuskegee, Ala.] : Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, 1917., 1917), also by George Washington Carver, Association for the Study of African-American Life and History, and Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute. Experiment Station (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: Virginia dreams : lyrics for the idle hour : tales of the time told in rhyme. ([Virginia?] : [publisher not identified], 1910., 1910), also by Maggie Pogue Johnson and Association for the Study of African-American Life and History (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: What shall we do for fertilizers next year ([Tuskegee, Ala.] : Experiment Station, Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, 1916., 1916), also by George Washington Carver, Association for the Study of African-American Life and History, and Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute. Experiment Station (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: Where and how shall the color line be drawn (Little Rock, Ark. : Arkansas Churchman's Pub. Co., 1907., 1907), also by William Montgomery Brown and Association for the Study of African-American Life and History (page images at HathiTrust)
Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950: The works of Francis J. Grimké. (The Associated publishers, inc., 1942), also by Francis J. Grimké (page images at HathiTrust)

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