"The large majority of the Negroes who have put on the finishing touches of our best colleges are all but worthless in the development of their people."

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About Carter G. Woodson

American historian and educator widely known as the father of Black history. He founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History and launched Negro History Week, which later evolved into Black History Month. His scholarship advanced the formal study of African American history in U.S. education.

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