What is Carter G. Woodson?
'''Carter Godwin Woodson''' (December 19, 1875 – April 3, 1950) was an [[African-American]] historian. Woodson was one of the first scholars to study [[African-American history]]. He started the ''Journal of Negro History''. Woodson was born to James and Eliza Riddle Woodson in Buckingham County, Virginia. He was a famous African-American historian, journalist, author, and founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. {{DEFAULTSORT:Woodson, Carter}} [[Category:1875 births]] [[Category:1950 deaths]] [[Category:American historians]] [[Category:African-American people]] {{US-bio-stub}}