Carter G. Woodson, the pioneering historian and educator known as the “Father of Black History,” died at the age of 74 in Washington, D.C. Woodson founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History in 1915 and launched Negro History Week in 1926, which later evolved into Black History Month. His scholarship and advocacy laid the foundation for the formal study and celebration of African American history in the United States.
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