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Carter G. Woodson was an American historian known as the 'Father of Black History.' Born on December 19, 1875, and passing away on April 3, 1950, he dedicated his life to recording and promoting the history of African Americans. Woodson's work had a profound impact on racial equality and educational reform.

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Famous Carter G. Woodson Quotes

“I am not afraid of being sued by white businessmen. In fact, I should welcome such a lawsuit. It would do the cause much good. Let us banish fear. We have been in this mental state for three centuries. I am a radical. I am ready to act, if I can find brave men to help me.”

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“Our most widely known scholars have been trained in universities outside of the South.”

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Book:The Mis-Education of the Negro

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“Negroes who have been so long inconvenienced and denied opportunities for development are naturally afraid of anything that sounds like discrimination.”

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Book:The Mis-Education of the Negro

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“The so-called modern education, with all its defects, however, does others so much more good than it does the Negro, because it has been worked out in conformity to the needs of those who have enslaved and oppressed weaker peoples.”

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Book:The Mis-Education of the Negro

Source: The Mis-Education of the Negro

“At this moment, then, the Negroes must begin to do the very thing which they have been taught that they cannot do.”

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Book:The Mis-Education of the Negro

Source: The Mis-Education of the Negro

About the Author

Born: December 19, 1875
Died: April 3, 1950
Known for: Historian
Quotes: 58

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