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\ Carter G. Woodson The Father of Black History Carter G. Woodson was convinced thai if a race has no recorded history its achievements will he forgot ten and finally claimed by other groups. The son of former slaves, Woodson was horn in 1875 in New Canton, Va. Growing up, he couldn't attend school for the entire year because his parents needed titnv To work on the farm. When he finally was able" to attend high school, he finished in two years. He finished college while working as principal of the high school he attended. Woodson wrote his doctoral dissertation on black history and received a doctorate from Harvard Uni versity in 1912. In 1915, he founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. He estab lished Negro History Week, the forerunner of Black History MontTiTTn 1926T~ Woodson died in 1950, but his legacy to African Americans lives on. Planters LifeSavers, makers of Planters nuts and snacks, Life Savers candies, Breath Savers mints, and Care*Free, Fruit Stripe and Bubble Yum gums, salutes the men and women of African American heritage who have made a difference in the world through their example and leadership.
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