Carter G Woodson | Bookhype

Carter G. Woodson (1875–1950) was the child and student of formerly enslaved people and the second African American to receive a PhD from Harvard, in 1912. He worked in public schools in West Virginia, the Philippines, and Washington, D.C., where he taught at the Paul Laurence Dunbar High School. Woodson founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History in 1915, the Journal of Negro History in 1916, and Negro History Week (now celebrated as Black History Month) in 1926.

Jarvis R. Givens (introduction) is an assistant professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Givens earned his PhD in African American Studies from UC Berkeley and is the author of Fugitive Pedagogy: Carter G. Woodson and the Art of Black Teaching (2021), winner of the 2022 ASALH Book Prize.

Jan 24, 2014

Cover of The Mis-Education of the Negro and the Education of the Negro

The Mis-Education of the Negro and the Education of the Negro

Sep 1, 2013

Cover of A History of the African American Church

A History of the African American Church

Mar 10, 2010

Cover of A Century of Negro Migration by Carter G. Woodson, Father of Black History and Black History Month

A Century of Negro Migration by Carter G. Woodson, Father of Black History and Black History Month

Mar 1, 2010

Cover of Carter G. Woodson

Carter G. Woodson

Nov 3, 2009

Cover of The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson AND The Willie Lynch Letter by Willie Lynch

The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson AND The Willie Lynch Letter by Willie Lynch

Dec 12, 2008

Cover of The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861 (Dodo Press)

The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861 (Dodo Press)

Jun 1, 2008

Cover of The Negro in Our History [Facsimile Edition]

The Negro in Our History [Facsimile Edition]

May 1, 2008

Cover of Negro Makers of History, Third Edition

Negro Makers of History, Third Edition

May 1, 2008

Cover of A Century of Negro Migration from the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History

A Century of Negro Migration from the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History

May 1, 2008

Cover of The Story of the Negro Retold

The Story of the Negro Retold

Mar 28, 2008

Cover of A Century of Negro Migration (Dodo Press)

A Century of Negro Migration (Dodo Press)

Jan 21, 2008

Cover of The Mis-Education of the Negro (An African American Heritage Book)

The Mis-Education of the Negro (An African American Heritage Book)

Nov 1, 2006

Cover of The Miseducation of the Negro

The Miseducation of the Negro

Jun 17, 2004

Cover of A Century of Negro Migration

A Century of Negro Migration (African American Migration)

Dec 1, 1990

Cover of The History of the Negro Church

The History of the Negro Church

Dec 1, 1990

Cover of The Negro in Our History

The Negro in Our History

Dec 1, 1990

Cover of African Heroes and Heroines

African Heroes and Heroines

Oct 1, 1979

Cover of The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861

The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861

Dec 1, 1977

Cover of The Mis-Education of the Negro

The Mis-Education of the Negro (African American)

Jun 1, 1971

Cover of Negro Professional Man & the Community, with Special Emphasis on the Physician & the Lawyer

Negro Professional Man & the Community, with Special Emphasis on the Physician & the Lawyer

Apr 30, 1969

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The African Background Outlined

Jan 1, 1969

Cover of Negro Professional Man and the Community

Negro Professional Man and the Community