Clutch Magazine » Reaching Back To Move Forward http://clutchmagonline.com The Digital Magazine for the Young, Contemporary Woman of Color Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:45:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Reaching Back To Move Forward: Carter G. Woodson http://clutchmagonline.com/newsgossipinfo/reaching-back-to-move-forward-carter-g-woodson/ http://clutchmagonline.com/newsgossipinfo/reaching-back-to-move-forward-carter-g-woodson/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:00:11 +0000 Clutch http://clutchmagonline.com/newsgossipinfo/reaching-back-to-move-forward-carter-g-woodson/

Carter Godwin Woodson (b. December 19, 1875, New Canton, Buckingham County, Virginia — d. April 3, 1950, Washington, D.C.) was an…]]> carterg4.jpg

Carter Godwin Woodson (b. December 19, 1875, New Canton, Buckingham County, Virginia — d. April 3, 1950, Washington, D.C.) was an African American historian, author, journalist and the founder of Black History Month. He is considered the first to conduct a scholarly effort to popularize the value of Black History. He recognized and acted upon the importance of a people having an awareness and knowledge of their contributions to humanity and left behind an impressive legacy. He was a member of the first black fraternity Sigma Pi Phi and a member of Omega Psi Phi as well. (Continue Reading….)
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