Carter G. Woodson

Carter G. Woodson was the second African American to earn a doctorate from Harvard, following W.E.B. Du Bois. He is revered as the "Father of Black History,”. Woodson dedicated his career to the field of African American history and lobbied extensively to establish Black History Month as a nationwide institution. He also authored numerous historical works, including his influential 1933 book, The Mis-Education of the Negro. He passed away in Washington, D.C., in 1950.