Carter G. Woodson After leaving Howard Universtiy because of differences with its president, Dr. Woodson devoted the rest of his life to historical research. He Worked to preserve the history of African Americans and accumulated a Collection of thousands of artifacts and publications He noted that African American Contributions Were overlooked, ignored, and even Suppressed by the Writers of history textbooks and the teachers Who use them. Race prejudice, he Concluded, is merely the logical result of tradition, the inevitable Outcome of thorough instruction to the effect that the Negro has never Contributed anything to the progress of mankind. In 1926 Woodson pioneered the Celebration of Negro History Week, designated for the Second Week in February, to Coincide With making the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. The Week of recogition became accepted and has been extended as the full month of February, now known as Black History Month.
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