Carter G. Woodson in Washington, D.C.
The discipline of black history has its roots at 1538 Ninth Street, Northwest, in Washington, D.C. This Victorian row house was once the office-home of Carter G. Woodson, the founder of ASNLH. Woodson dedicated his life to the black history education movement, contributing to African American history and American culture. Scholar Pero Gaglo Dagbovie explores Woodson's personality and his relationship to his home, the Shaw neighborhood, and the District of Columbia.
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The discipline of black history has its roots firmly planted at 1538 Ninth Street, Northwest, in Washington, D.C. The Victorian row house in Black Broadway was once the modest office-home of Carter G. Woodson. The home was also the headquarters of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH). Woodson dedicated his entire life to sustaining the early black history mass education movement. He contributed immensely not just to African American history but also to American culture. Scholar Pero Gaglo Dagbovie unravels Woodson's intricate personality and traces his relationship to his home, the Shaw neighborhood and the District of Columbia.
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Subject: History
Brand: The History Press
Publisher Date: 10/14/2014
Dimensions: 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.39
UPC: 9781626196308
Pages: 176
