Carter G Woodson, Father of Black History, said race must be taught washingtonpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from washingtonpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In his red-brick rowhouse in the heart of Washington, the man who would become known as the "father of Black history" wrote furiously. From a second-floor "home office" at 1538 Ninth Street NW, Carter G. Woodson led and orchestrated a movement to document Black history, dictating dozens of books, letters, speeches, articles and essays promoting Black people and their place in American history.