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Black History Month, Day 1: Lessons for Institutionalizing Carter G. Woodson’s Vision
Dr. Greg Carr: The World is a Classroom (2014)
  • Greg Carr, Howard University
Abstract

In 1926, Carter Godwin Woodson, out of the material and human resources derived primarily from Black communities, fashioned a Black-controlled public ritual dedicated to reviewing the results of the annual year-round study of what he called “Negro life and history.”

Keywords
  • black history month; black celebrations
Publication Date
February 1, 2014
Citation Information
Greg Carr. "Black History Month, Day 1: Lessons for Institutionalizing Carter G. Woodson’s Vision" Dr. Greg Carr: The World is a Classroom (2014)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/greg_carr/12/