Thanks for reading, Ford. I like Woodson as a great example of the American spirit; he was a rare entrepreneurial academic. I wonder if the students at the high school are taught his story in detail. I think he should be as well known as Du Bois, and I would argue Carter G. Woodson is more important for the present moment. Perseverance and hard work paid off. ASALH is still here 110 years later, and his celebration of history is still going strong 99 years later. That's a legacy.
I have always respected Dr. Woodson yet it wasn't told in the South about why February was chosen as Black History Month .Thank you Albert for renewing my confidence in speaking more about Black History Month!
Thanks for this great article. It's nice to now the basis of the name of DC's Woodson High School
Thanks for reading, Ford. I like Woodson as a great example of the American spirit; he was a rare entrepreneurial academic. I wonder if the students at the high school are taught his story in detail. I think he should be as well known as Du Bois, and I would argue Carter G. Woodson is more important for the present moment. Perseverance and hard work paid off. ASALH is still here 110 years later, and his celebration of history is still going strong 99 years later. That's a legacy.
I have always respected Dr. Woodson yet it wasn't told in the South about why February was chosen as Black History Month .Thank you Albert for renewing my confidence in speaking more about Black History Month!