Dec. 19 marked the 149th birthday of Dr. Carter G. Woodson. In celebration, the National Park Service (NPS) hosted a birthday celebration on Dec. 14 at Dunbar High School located at 101 N Street ...
Known as the “Father of Black History,” Woodson’s remarkable contributions to Black history continue to inform and inspire generations of scholars and students. On what would’ve been his 149th ...
Dr. Carter G. Woodson, the second Black person to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard, started Negro History Week in February 1926, laying the foundation for the Black History Month we know and celebrate ...
Over the generations, additions and improvements were made to the original facade, and was dubbed the “Carter G. Woodson School” in 1951. The school would close its doors when Abilene ISD ...