ABOUT BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Carter G. Woodson
Historian (1875–1950)
Carter G. Woodson was an African-American writer and historian known as the “Father of Black History Month.” He penned the influential book, ” The Mis-Education of the Negro”.Woodson lobbied schools and organizations to participate in a special program to encourage the study of African-American history, which began in February 1926 with Negro History Week. The program was later expanded and renamed Black History Month. (Woodson had chosen February for the initial weeklong celebration to honor the birth months of abolitionist Frederick Douglass and President Abraham Lincoln.)To help teachers with African-American studies, Woodson later created theNegro History Bulletin in 1937 and also penned literature for elementary and secondary school students.Woodson died on April 3, 1950, a respected and honored figure who received accolades for his vision. His legacy continues on, with Black History Month being a national cultural force recognized by a variety of media formats, organizations and educational institutions.
NAME Carter G. Woodson OCCUPATION Historian BIRTH DATE December 19, 1875 DEATH DATE April 3, 1950 EDUCATION Harvard University PLACE OF BIRTH New Canton, Virginia
- PLACE OF DEATH Suitland-Silver Hill, Maryland AKA Carter G. Woodson, Carter Woodson FULL NAME Carter Godwin Woodson NICKNAME Father of Black History
http://www.biography.com/people/carter-g-woodson-9536515/videos/carter-g-woodson-origins-of-black-history-month-17663043643
We invite you to join us in looking at Black history events, contributions and chronicles which inform our present and future and reveals HOW BLACK HISTORY MATTERS.
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Black History Month 2021
OUR COMMON GROUND Black History Month Special
“A History of Black Political Movements”
A Four-Week Lecture Series
Presenter, Dr. James L. Taylor, Ph.D.
Each Session: Thursdays 8- 10 pm EST ::: February 4, 11, 18, 25, 2021
The Black Power movement grew out of the CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT that had steadily gained momentum through the 1950s and 1960s. It was not a formal movement, however, the Black Power movement marked a turning point in Black-white relations in the United States and also in how Black people saw themselves. Both movements were hailed as significant struggles of Blacks to achieve full equality. They were complex events that took place at a time when society and culture were being transformed throughout the United States, and its legacy reflects that complexity. But what of the legacy political movements that occurred right after the Emancipation of slavery? We need to know and understand the networks that compose the many Black struggles and movement that brought us to our current political struggles.
This course of study will review the history of the many Black struggle movements and events that brought us to the election of Barack Obama resistance that brings us to the white supremacy insurrection and riots on January 6, 2021. We hope that you will join us.
Series SCHEDULE
February 4, 2021
Session 1: Overview of significant Black political movements and events.Black Politics and the Reconstruction Era Black Politics of the Jim Crow Era Black Politics creating the Civil Rights Era Black Political development during the Black Power Era
Reading Recommendations
Timeline References
February 11, 2021
Session 2: Review of Syllabus Examine why certain sources are most helpful to us to understand the continuum and projection of history forming new generations of struggle. How history informs strategic directions of each of the major movements.
February 18, 2021
Session 3: Black political diversities and ideologies. Examining class, economics, religion, spirituality, art, gender, sexuality, and how they have factored in Black movement history.
February 25, 2021
Session 4: Practical Strategies for 21st Century Black and Peoples’ movements.
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