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The African Background Outlined

by Unknown Author

478 pages1969Greenwood Press ReprintISBN 9780837107608

Publication Details

Publisher
Greenwood Press Reprint
Published
1969
Pages
478
ISBN
9780837107608

About Unknown Author

Carter Godwin Woodson (1875–1950) was an African-American historian, author, journalist and the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, and one of the first scholars to study African-American history. A founder of The Journal of Negro History in 1915, Woodson has been cited as the father of black history. In February 1926 he announced the celebration of "Negro History Week", considered the precursor of Black History Month.

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