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SCENE 01.05 OFFICE HOME

GL-01.04-503 CAPTION PANEL AT WOODSON REACHES OUT:

CLARIFICATION OF USE OF “NEGRO”

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CAWO Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site | Phase II | PDII: Book 1 Design | Januar y 29, 2021

I N 1 9 1 5 , WOOD SON CO - FO U N D E D TH E

AS SOC IATION FOR TH E S TU DY OF N E G RO

LI F E AN D H I S TORY TO PROMOTE, RESEARCH,

PRESERVE, INTERPRET, AND SHARE BLACK

LIFE AND HISTORY WITH THE WORLD. HE R AN

THE ASSOCIATION FROM THE OFFICE HOME.

NOW CALLED THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY

OF A FRICA N A M ERICA N LIFE A N D HISTORY,

THE ORGANIZATION IS HEADQUARTERED HERE

ONCE AGAIN .

“� e fi rst fl oor was given over to the mail-order work of the Association. Woodson’s offi ce was on the second fl oor—and what an offi ce! Papers and letters and galley proofs covered the desk.

BUT THERE SEEMED TO BE ACTUALLY NO DISORDER.

THE EDITOR PROBABLY DID MORE HIGH-GRADE WORK

AT THAT DESK THAN ANY EDITOR I KNOW. WOODSON

LIVED, THAT IS, SLEPT, ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE

SMALL BUILDING.”

LAWRENCE DUNBAR REDDICK,

HISTORIAN AND WOODSON MENTEE, 1953

Woodson purchased the house at 1538 Ninth Street NW in 1922. He lived and worked in his Offi ce Home for the rest of his life.

� e building was not only his modest home, it was headquarters of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History and his company, the Associated Publishers, Inc. From the Offi ce Home, the Association wrote � e Journal of Negro History and � e Negro History Bulletin and initiated what we now celebrate as Black History Month. Woodson also made the home a “� ee reference bureau,” with research materials, a mentoring center, and a neighborhood museum open to all.

Here, Woodson and his colleagues built a black history movement.

FIRST FLOOR

Visitors were greeted in a reception area.

Staff worked on this fl oor, including packaging publications and educational materials for shipping.

SECOND FLOOR

Woodson studied and worked with colleagues on the second fl oor, where his library and personal offi ce were located. Staff sometimes gathered in the home’s modest kitchen to discuss work while Woodson fi xed breakfast.

THIRD FLOOR

Woodson lived simply and used nearly the whole building for offi ces and book storage, including the basement. His bedroom and living room on the third fl oor were his only personal spaces, where few visitors were invited. Woodson passed away in his bedroom in 1950.

Woodson at his desk in his offi ce , second fl oor, 1948

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CAWO Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site | Phase II | PDII: Book 1 Design | Januar y 29, 2021

I N 1 9 1 5 , WOOD SON CO - FO U N D E D TH E

AS SOC IATION FOR TH E S TU DY OF N E G RO

LI F E AN D H I S TORY TO PROMOTE, RESEARCH,

PRESERVE, INTERPRET, AND SHARE BLACK

LIFE AND HISTORY WITH THE WORLD. HE R AN

THE ASSOCIATION FROM THE OFFICE HOME.

NOW CALLED THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY

OF A FRICA N A M ERICA N LIFE A N D HISTORY,

THE ORGANIZATION IS HEADQUARTERED HERE

ONCE AGAIN .

“� e fi rst fl oor was given over to the mail-order work of the Association. Woodson’s offi ce was on the second fl oor—and what an offi ce! Papers and letters and galley proofs covered the desk.

BUT THERE SEEMED TO BE ACTUALLY NO DISORDER.

THE EDITOR PROBABLY DID MORE HIGH-GRADE WORK

AT THAT DESK THAN ANY EDITOR I KNOW. WOODSON

LIVED, THAT IS, SLEPT, ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE

SMALL BUILDING.”

LAWRENCE DUNBAR REDDICK,

HISTORIAN AND WOODSON MENTEE, 1953

Woodson purchased the house at 1538 Ninth Street NW in 1922. He lived and worked in his Offi ce Home for the rest of his life.

� e building was not only his modest home, it was headquarters of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History and his company, the Associated Publishers, Inc. From the Offi ce Home, the Association wrote � e Journal of Negro History and � e Negro History Bulletin and initiated what we now celebrate as Black History Month. Woodson also made the home a “� ee reference bureau,” with research materials, a mentoring center, and a neighborhood museum open to all.

Here, Woodson and his colleagues built a black history movement.

FIRST FLOOR

Visitors were greeted in a reception area.

Staff worked on this fl oor, including packaging publications and educational materials for shipping.

SECOND FLOOR

Woodson studied and worked with colleagues on the second fl oor, where his library and personal offi ce were located. Staff sometimes gathered in the home’s modest kitchen to discuss work while Woodson fi xed breakfast.

THIRD FLOOR

Woodson lived simply and used nearly the whole building for offi ces and book storage, including the basement. His bedroom and living room on the third fl oor were his only personal spaces, where few visitors were invited. Woodson passed away in his bedroom in 1950.

Woodson at his desk in his offi ce , second fl oor, 1948

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION / © SCURLOCK STUDIO

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I N 1 9 1 5 , WOOD SON CO - FO U N D E D TH E

AS SOC IATION FOR TH E S TU DY OF N E G RO

LI F E AN D H I S TORY TO PROMOTE, RESEARCH,

PRESERVE, INTERPRET, AND SHARE BLACK

LIFE AND HISTORY WITH THE WORLD. HE R AN

THE ASSOCIATION FROM THE OFFICE HOME.

NOW CALLED THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY

OF A FRICA N A M ERICA N LIFE A N D HISTORY,

THE ORGANIZATION IS HEADQUARTERED HERE

ONCE AGAIN .

“� e fi rst fl oor was given over to the mail-order work of the Association. Woodson’s offi ce was on the second fl oor—and what an offi ce! Papers and letters and galley proofs covered the desk.

BUT THERE SEEMED TO BE ACTUALLY NO DISORDER.

THE EDITOR PROBABLY DID MORE HIGH-GRADE WORK

AT THAT DESK THAN ANY EDITOR I KNOW. WOODSON

LIVED, THAT IS, SLEPT, ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE

SMALL BUILDING.”

LAWRENCE DUNBAR REDDICK,

HISTORIAN AND WOODSON MENTEE, 1953

Woodson purchased the house at 1538 Ninth Street NW in 1922. He lived and worked in his Offi ce Home for the rest of his life.

� e building was not only his modest home, it was headquarters of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History and his company, the Associated Publishers, Inc. From the Offi ce Home, the Association wrote � e Journal of Negro History and � e Negro History Bulletin and initiated what we now celebrate as Black History Month. Woodson also made the home a “� ee reference bureau,” with research materials, a mentoring center, and a neighborhood museum open to all.

Here, Woodson and his colleagues built a black history movement.

FIRST FLOOR

Visitors were greeted in a reception area.

Staff worked on this fl oor, including packaging publications and educational materials for shipping.

SECOND FLOOR

Woodson studied and worked with colleagues on the second fl oor, where his library and personal offi ce were located. Staff sometimes gathered in the home’s modest kitchen to discuss work while Woodson fi xed breakfast.

THIRD FLOOR

Woodson lived simply and used nearly the whole building for offi ces and book storage, including the basement. His bedroom and living room on the third fl oor were his only personal spaces, where few visitors were invited. Woodson passed away in his bedroom in 1950.

Woodson at his desk in his offi ce , second fl oor, 1948

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION / © SCURLOCK STUDIO

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MODIFIED January 29, 2021 9:18 PM

I N 1 9 1 5 , WOOD SON CO - FO U N D E D TH E

AS SOC IATION FOR TH E S TU DY OF N E G RO

LI F E AN D H I S TORY TO PROMOTE, RESEARCH,

PRESERVE, INTERPRET, AND SHARE BLACK

LIFE AND HISTORY WITH THE WORLD. HE R AN

THE ASSOCIATION FROM THE OFFICE HOME.

NOW CALLED THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY

OF A FRICA N A M ERICA N LIFE A N D HISTORY,

THE ORGANIZATION IS HEADQUARTERED HERE

ONCE AGAIN .

“� e fi rst fl oor was given over to the mail-order work of the Association. Woodson’s offi ce was on the second fl oor—and what an offi ce! Papers and letters and galley proofs covered the desk.

BUT THERE SEEMED TO BE ACTUALLY NO DISORDER.

THE EDITOR PROBABLY DID MORE HIGH-GRADE WORK

AT THAT DESK THAN ANY EDITOR I KNOW. WOODSON

LIVED, THAT IS, SLEPT, ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE

SMALL BUILDING.”

LAWRENCE DUNBAR REDDICK,

HISTORIAN AND WOODSON MENTEE, 1953

Woodson purchased the house at 1538 Ninth Street NW in 1922. He lived and worked in his Offi ce Home for the rest of his life.

� e building was not only his modest home, it was headquarters of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History and his company, the Associated Publishers, Inc. From the Offi ce Home, the Association wrote � e Journal of Negro History and � e Negro History Bulletin and initiated what we now celebrate as Black History Month. Woodson also made the home a “� ee reference bureau,” with research materials, a mentoring center, and a neighborhood museum open to all.

Here, Woodson and his colleagues built a black history movement.

FIRST FLOOR

Visitors were greeted in a reception area.

Staff worked on this fl oor, including packaging publications and educational materials for shipping.

SECOND FLOOR

Woodson studied and worked with colleagues on the second fl oor, where his library and personal offi ce were located. Staff sometimes gathered in the home’s modest kitchen to discuss work while Woodson fi xed breakfast.

THIRD FLOOR

Woodson lived simply and used nearly the whole building for offi ces and book storage, including the basement. His bedroom and living room on the third fl oor were his only personal spaces, where few visitors were invited. Woodson passed away in his bedroom in 1950.

Woodson at his desk in his offi ce , second fl oor, 1948

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SCENE 01.05 OFFICE HOME

GL-01.05-002 “THE OFFICE HOME” TEXT, GRAPHICS

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SCENE 01.07 ORIENTATION

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Assistive Listening Systems and Audio Descriptions are available at the Ranger Desk.

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Today, the Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site includes Woodson’s Offi ce Home and two adjacent row houses. You are standing in 1542 Ninth Street NW.

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All restrooms are wheelchair accessible.

All re st rooms are w hee lchair acce ssible .

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Nursing Room Nur sin g Room

Exhibit: Introduction Exh ibit : In t roduct ion

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Meeting Room Mee t in g Room

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“THE MERE IMPARTING OF

INFORMATION IS NOT

EDUCATION. ABOVE ALL

THINGS, THE EFFORT MUST

RESULT IN MAKING A MAN

THINK AND DO FOR HIMSELF.”

DR . CARTER G. WOODSON,

THE MIS-EDUCATION OF THE NEGRO, 1933

SCENE 02.01 ENTRY

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GL-02.01-101 ENTRY QUOTE LETTERS “THE MERE

IMPARTING OF INFORMATION...”

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“ T H E M E R E I M PA RT I N G

O F I N F O R M AT I O N I S N OT

E D U C AT I O N . A B OV E A LL

THINGS, THE EFFORT MUST

RESULT IN MAKING A MAN

THINK AND DO FOR HIMSELF.”

DR . CARTER G. WOODSON,

THE MIS-EDUCATION OF THE NEGRO, 1933

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Colonel Watt Riddle

WHITE SLAVEHOLDER

Black Female

ENSLAVED, IDENTITY UNKNOWN

Henry Riddle

ENSLAVED

Susan Hudgins

ENSLAVED

John Morton Riddle

SCHOOLTEACHER

Henry Riddle

Anne Eliza Riddle

FORMERLY ENSLAVED

1843-1916

James Henry Woodson

FORMERLY ENSLAVED

1837-1903

Robert Daniel Riddle

James Buchanen

Riddle

SCHOOLTEACHER

Cora William RobertCarter Godwin Woodson

BORN 1875

New Canton, Virginia

DIED 1950

Washington, DC

Bessie Woodson Yancey

Susie James

The Woodson Family

CharlesUnknown

CARTER G.

WOODSON

Meeting of the Association, New York City, 1938

[CREDIT]

Coal miner’s work clothes, lamp, pickaxe, and lunch pail (reproductions)

Unknown miners in Red Star, West Virginia, 1908

Many African Americans found work in the booming coal industry, including Woodson’s hero Booker T.

Washington and the young man in this photo, who would have been about Woodson’s age.

COURTESY LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Nuttalburg Mines, West Virginia, where Woodson worked

Woodson spent six years digging and loading coal in order to attend Douglass High School—one of the few black schools in his area.

NPS

Spingarn Medal awarded to Woodson in 1926

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) recognized Woodson for “his outstanding work as a historian.” Other Spingarn Medal recipients include Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Jesse Jackson, and Maya Angelou.

THE CARTER G. WOODSON HOME NHS

1946 Booker T. Washington commemorative half dollar

THE CARTER G. WOODSON HOME NHS

Awards given to Woodson by the Baltimore Teachers Union, National Council of Negro Women, and the Aristo Club (reproductions)

COURTESY MOORLAND-SPINGARN RESEARCH CENTER,

HOWARD UNIVERSITY / © ASALH

Woodson’s suit

THE CARTER G. WOODSON HOME NHS

W oodson was born into a rural family, the fourth of nine children. His parents, once enslaved, raised him with a strong character and a thirst for education

His family had little money, and Woodson worked to help them survive.

Hard labor gave him endurance and respect for the black working class.

Even as a scholar, he said, “I am a coal miner and I can take almost anything.”

Early struggles gave Woodson the strength to take on his life’s work.

Woodson, his mother Anne Eliza Riddle Woodson, and sister Bessie Woodson Yancey

WOODSON—©ASALH; MOTHER AND SISTER—WEST VIRGINIA STATE ARCHIVES

Woodson Family

Woodson’s family preserved and passed down its history. He learned that families are vital keepers of Black history.

COURTESY MARIAN PRYDE, WOODSON’S COUSIN

A WORKING

EDUCATION

Long workdays kept Woodson from the classroom.

Instead, he learned from his schoolteacher uncles and listened to his parents’ account of slavery.

He taught himself to read and shared knowledge with his family.

At 17, Woodson became a coal miner. He met Civil War veterans in the mines whose stories seeded his love of history. By 19, he earned enough to enroll in high school. Studying between shifts, he finished in two years.

He never forgot what he learned from “regular people” and made it his mission to share their stories with the world. “regular people” and made it his mission to share their achievements with the world.

“YOU SHOULD KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT ME

TO UNDERSTAND THAT I AM THE MOST

INDEPENDENTLY HUNGRY MAN IN THE

UNITED STATES. I once drove a garbage wagon in my home town, toiled for six years as a coal miner, often saw the day when my mother had her breakfast and did not know where she would find her dinner.”

DR. WOODSON, 1920

COLLEAGUES

MENTEESCOMMUNITY

“We do not have to ask for the fictionist, the poet and the builders of dreams to create [Dr.

Woodson’s] greatness. He has been a builder of his own monument.... FOR HE WAS A

DISCOVERER OF TRUTH, AN ORGANIZER

OF TRUTH, A CONTRIBUTOR TO TRUTH,

AND A FIGHTER FOR TRUTH."

DR. CHARLES H. WESLEY, 1950

A gifted intellectual, Woodson could have chosen an easier life. Instead, he invested everything into the black history movement. He lived modestly, worked long days, and never married or had children.

Woodson instead made his mark in the circle of people who surrounded him. He mentored a new generation of scholars, teachers, community leaders, and students. Each carried on his vision. As one mentee put it, Woodson built millions of monuments—in the “hearts and minds of his people.”

Annual meeting of the Association, 1950

COURTESY MOORLAND-SPINGARN RESEARCH CENTER,

HOWARD UNIVERSITY / © ASALH

FAMILY

STUDENTS

NEIGHBORS

FRIENDS

B U I L D E R

O F H I S OW N

M O N U M E N T

ST R U G G L E

F O R L I G H T

WOODSON’S

CIRCLE

Woodson collaborated with intellectuals around the world. At the same time, he was a neighborhood fixture who ate dinner every night at the YWCA around the corner.

He worked closely with DC churches and schools and especially supported women, publishing their work, aiding schoolteachers, and acknowledging women’s leadership.

Woodson focused on the next generation.

Mentor to dozens of young people, Woodson strived to prepare new scholars who would widen and propel the movement he began.

NEGRO

AMERICA

HISTORY

WILLIAMS

of the in from 1619-1880

RACE

JIM CROW

Woodson came of age in difficult times. Whites segregated the races and controlled the vote. They cornered black workers into low-wage jobs like sharecropping and defunded black schools. Terrorists used violence to enforce white supremacy. Legal and widespread, the way of life was called Jim Crow.

END OF

WORLD WAR II

Despite their war-time sacrifices, black Americans still endured segregation, discrimination, and outright violence.

Woodson used his publications to highlight black patriotism. His words fought a “double war,” one against America’s enemies abroad, and one against hypocrisies at home.

1945 1877

HARPER & BROTHERS

NEGRO

TROOPS

IN THE

REBELLION

1861-1865

G.W. WILLIAMS

SCENE 02 INTRO

Elevation Scale 1/2” = 1’

02.02 WOODSON

AS LABORER

CA-02.02CA-02.06

02.06 WOODSON AS

COMMUNITY PILLAR

02.07 WOODSON

REMEMBERED

CA-02.07

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SCENE 02.02 WOODSON AS LABORER

GL-02.02-300 CONTENT GROUP BACKGROUND: “STRUGGLE FOR LIGHT”

Detail view not to scale

Colonel Watt Riddle

WHITE SLAVEHOLDER

Black Female

ENSLAVED, IDENTITY UNKNOWN

Henry Riddle

ENSLAVED

Susan Hudgins

ENSLAVED

John Morton Riddle

SCHOOLTEACHER

Henry Riddle

Anne Eliza Riddle

FORMERLY ENSLAVED

1843-1916

James Henry Woodson

FORMERLY ENSLAVED

1837-1903

Robert Daniel Riddle

James Buchanen

Riddle

SCHOOLTEACHER

Cora William RobertCarter Godwin Woodson

BORN 1875

New Canton, Virginia

DIED 1950

Washington, DC

Bessie Woodson Yancey

Susie James

The Woodson Family

CharlesUnknown

CARTER G.

WOODSON

Meeting of the Association, New York City, 1938

[CREDIT]

Coal miner’s work clothes, lamp, pickaxe, and lunch pail (reproductions)

Unknown miners in Red Star, West Virginia, 1908

Many African Americans found work in the booming coal industry, including Woodson’s hero Booker T.

Washington and the young man in this photo, who would have been about Woodson’s age.

COURTESY LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Nuttalburg Mines, West Virginia, where Woodson worked

Woodson spent six years digging and loading coal in order to attend Douglass High School—one of the few black schools in his area.

NPS

Spingarn Medal awarded to Woodson in 1926

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) recognized Woodson for “his outstanding work as a historian.” Other Spingarn Medal recipients include Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Jesse Jackson, and Maya Angelou.

THE CARTER G. WOODSON HOME NHS

1946 Booker T. Washington commemorative half dollar

THE CARTER G. WOODSON HOME NHS

Awards given to Woodson by the Baltimore Teachers Union, National Council of Negro Women, and the Aristo Club (reproductions)

COURTESY MOORLAND-SPINGARN RESEARCH CENTER,

HOWARD UNIVERSITY / © ASALH

Woodson’s suit

THE CARTER G. WOODSON HOME NHS

W oodson was born into a rural family, the fourth of nine children. His parents, once enslaved, raised him with a strong character and a thirst for education

His family had little money, and Woodson worked to help them survive.

Hard labor gave him endurance and respect for the black working class.

Even as a scholar, he said, “I am a coal miner and I can take almost anything.”

Early struggles gave Woodson the strength to take on his life’s work.

Woodson, his mother Anne Eliza Riddle Woodson, and sister Bessie Woodson Yancey

WOODSON—©ASALH; MOTHER AND SISTER—WEST VIRGINIA STATE ARCHIVES

Woodson Family

Woodson’s family preserved and passed down its history. He learned that families are vital keepers of Black history.

COURTESY MARIAN PRYDE, WOODSON’S COUSIN

A WORKING

EDUCATION

Long workdays kept Woodson from the classroom.

Instead, he learned from his schoolteacher uncles and listened to his parents’ account of slavery.

He taught himself to read and shared knowledge with his family.

At 17, Woodson became a coal miner. He met Civil War veterans in the mines whose stories seeded his love of history. By 19, he earned enough to enroll in high school. Studying between shifts, he finished in two years.

He never forgot what he learned from “regular people” and made it his mission to share their stories with the world. “regular people” and made it his mission to share their achievements with the world.

“YOU SHOULD KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT ME

TO UNDERSTAND THAT I AM THE MOST

INDEPENDENTLY HUNGRY MAN IN THE

UNITED STATES. I once drove a garbage wagon in my home town, toiled for six years as a coal miner, often saw the day when my mother had her breakfast and did not know where she would find her dinner.”

DR. WOODSON, 1920

COLLEAGUES

MENTEESCOMMUNITY

“We do not have to ask for the fictionist, the poet and the builders of dreams to create [Dr.

Woodson’s] greatness. He has been a builder of his own monument.... FOR HE WAS A

DISCOVERER OF TRUTH, AN ORGANIZER

OF TRUTH, A CONTRIBUTOR TO TRUTH,

AND A FIGHTER FOR TRUTH."

DR. CHARLES H. WESLEY, 1950

A gifted intellectual, Woodson could have chosen an easier life. Instead, he invested everything into the black history movement. He lived modestly, worked long days, and never married or had children.

Woodson instead made his mark in the circle of people who surrounded him. He mentored a new generation of scholars, teachers, community leaders, and students. Each carried on his vision. As one mentee put it, Woodson built millions of monuments—in the “hearts and minds of his people.”

Annual meeting of the Association, 1950

COURTESY MOORLAND-SPINGARN RESEARCH CENTER,

HOWARD UNIVERSITY / © ASALH

FAMILY

STUDENTS

NEIGHBORS

FRIENDS

B U I L D E R

O F H I S OW N

M O N U M E N T

ST R U G G L E

F O R L I G H T

WOODSON’S

CIRCLE

Woodson collaborated with intellectuals around the world. At the same time, he was a neighborhood fixture who ate dinner every night at the YWCA around the corner.

He worked closely with DC churches and schools and especially supported women, publishing their work, aiding schoolteachers, and acknowledging women’s leadership.

Woodson focused on the next generation.

Mentor to dozens of young people, Woodson strived to prepare new scholars who would widen and propel the movement he began.

NEGRO

AMERICA

HISTORY

WILLIAMS

of the in from 1619-1880

RACE

JIM CROW

Woodson came of age in difficult times. Whites segregated the races and controlled the vote. They cornered black workers into low-wage jobs like sharecropping and defunded black schools. Terrorists used violence to enforce white supremacy. Legal and widespread, the way of life was called Jim Crow.

END OF

WORLD WAR II

Despite their war-time sacrifices, black Americans still endured segregation, discrimination, and outright violence.

Woodson used his publications to highlight black patriotism. His words fought a “double war,” one against America’s enemies abroad, and one against hypocrisies at home.

1945 1877

HARPER & BROTHERS

NEGRO

TROOPS

IN THE

REBELLION

1861-1865

G.W. WILLIAMS

SCENE 02 INTRO

Elevation Scale 1/2” = 1’

02.02 WOODSON

AS LABORER

CA-02.02CA-02.06

02.06 WOODSON AS

COMMUNITY PILLAR

02.07 WOODSON

REMEMBERED

CA-02.07

GL-02.02-700

WOODSON CAMEO PORTRAIT

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COAL MINER PICK AX

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COAL MINER LUNCH PAIL

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WOODSON CAMEO FRAME

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W oodson was born into a rural family, the fourth of nine children.

His parents, once enslaved, raised him with a strong character and a thirst for education.

His family had little money, and Woodson worked to help them survive. Hard labor gave him endurance and respect for the black working class. Even as a scholar, he said, “I am a coal miner and I can take almost anything.” Early struggles gave Woodson the strength to take on his life’s work.

S T R U G G L E F O R L I G H T

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Woodson, his mother Anne Eliza Riddle Woodson, and sister Bessie Woodson Yancey (right)

WOODSON—© ASALH; MOTHER AND SISTER—WEST VIRGINIA STATE ARCHIVES

The Woodson Family Tree Woodson’s family preserved and passed down its history.

He learned that families are vital keepers of black history.

COURTESY MARION PRYDE, WOODSON’S COUSIN

A WORKING

EDUCATION

Long workdays kept Woodson from the classroom.

Instead, he learned from his schoolteacher uncles and listened to his parents’ account of slavery.

He taught himself to read and shared knowledge with his family.

At 17, Woodson became a coal miner. He met Civil War veterans in the mines whose stories seeded his love of history. By 19, he earned enough to enroll in high school. Studying between shifts, he finished in two years.

He never forgot what he learned from “regular people” and made it his mission to share their stories with the world.

“YOU SHOULD KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT ME

TO UNDERSTAND THAT I AM THE MOST

INDEPENDENTLY HUNGRY MAN IN THE

UNITED STATES. I once drove a garbage wagon in my home town, toiled for six years as a coal miner, often saw the day when my mother had her breakfast and did not know where she would find her dinner.”

DR. CARTER G. WOODSON, 1920

Colonel Watt Riddle

WHITE SLAVEHOLDER

Black Female

ENSLAVED,

IDENTITY UNKNOWN

Henry Riddle

ENSLAVED

Susan Hudgins

ENSLAVED

John Morton Riddle

SCHOOLTEACHER

Henry Riddle

Anne Eliza Riddle

FORMERLY ENSLAVED

1843–1916

James Henry Woodson

FORMERLY ENSLAVED

1837–1903

Robert Daniel Riddle

James Buchanen

Riddle

SCHOOLTEACHER

Cora William RobertCARTER

GODWIN

WOODSON

born 1875

New Canton, Virginia died 1950 Washington, DC

Bessie Woodson

Yancey

Susie James CharlesUnknown

T H E WO O D S O N FA M I LY

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Woodson, his mother Anne Eliza Riddle Woodson, and sister Bessie Woodson Yancey (right)

WOODSON—© ASALH; MOTHER AND SISTER—WEST VIRGINIA STATE ARCHIVES

The Woodson Family Tree Woodson’s family preserved and passed down its history.

He learned that families are vital keepers of black history.

COURTESY MARION PRYDE, WOODSON’S COUSIN

A WORKING

EDUCATION

Long workdays kept Woodson from the classroom.

Instead, he learned from his schoolteacher uncles and listened to his parents’ account of slavery.

He taught himself to read and shared knowledge with his family.

At 17, Woodson became a coal miner. He met Civil War veterans in the mines whose stories seeded his love of history. By 19, he earned enough to enroll in high school. Studying between shifts, he finished in two years.

He never forgot what he learned from “regular people” and made it his mission to share their stories with the world.

“YOU SHOULD KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT ME

TO UNDERSTAND THAT I AM THE MOST

INDEPENDENTLY HUNGRY MAN IN THE

UNITED STATES. I once drove a garbage wagon in my home town, toiled for six years as a coal miner, often saw the day when my mother had her breakfast and did not know where she would find her dinner.”

DR. CARTER G. WOODSON, 1920

Colonel Watt Riddle

WHITE SLAVEHOLDER

Black Female

ENSLAVED,

IDENTITY UNKNOWN

Henry Riddle

ENSLAVED

Susan Hudgins

ENSLAVED

John Morton Riddle

SCHOOLTEACHER

Henry Riddle

Anne Eliza Riddle

FORMERLY ENSLAVED

1843–1916

James Henry Woodson

FORMERLY ENSLAVED

1837–1903

Robert Daniel Riddle

James Buchanen

Riddle

SCHOOLTEACHER

Cora William RobertCARTER

GODWIN

WOODSON

born 1875

New Canton, Virginia died 1950 Washington, DC

Bessie Woodson

Yancey

Susie James CharlesUnknown

T H E WO O D S O N FA M I LY

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Woodson, his mother Anne Eliza Riddle Woodson, and sister Bessie Woodson Yancey (right)

WOODSON—© ASALH; MOTHER AND SISTER—WEST VIRGINIA STATE ARCHIVES

The Woodson Family Tree Woodson’s family preserved and passed down its history.

He learned that families are vital keepers of black history.

COURTESY MARION PRYDE, WOODSON’S COUSIN

A WORKING

EDUCATION

Long workdays kept Woodson from the classroom.

Instead, he learned from his schoolteacher uncles and listened to his parents’ account of slavery.

He taught himself to read and shared knowledge with his family.

At 17, Woodson became a coal miner. He met Civil War veterans in the mines whose stories seeded his love of history. By 19, he earned enough to enroll in high school. Studying between shifts, he finished in two years.

He never forgot what he learned from “regular people” and made it his mission to share their stories with the world.

“YOU SHOULD KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT ME

TO UNDERSTAND THAT I AM THE MOST

INDEPENDENTLY HUNGRY MAN IN THE

UNITED STATES. I once drove a garbage wagon in my home town, toiled for six years as a coal miner, often saw the day when my mother had her breakfast and did not know where she would find her dinner.”

DR. CARTER G. WOODSON, 1920

Colonel Watt Riddle

WHITE SLAVEHOLDER

Black Female

ENSLAVED,

IDENTITY UNKNOWN

Henry Riddle

ENSLAVED

Susan Hudgins

ENSLAVED

John Morton Riddle

SCHOOLTEACHER

Henry Riddle

Anne Eliza Riddle

FORMERLY ENSLAVED

1843–1916

James Henry Woodson

FORMERLY ENSLAVED

1837–1903

Robert Daniel Riddle

James Buchanen

Riddle

SCHOOLTEACHER

Cora William RobertCARTER

GODWIN

WOODSON

born 1875

New Canton, Virginia died 1950 Washington, DC

Bessie Woodson

Yancey

Susie James CharlesUnknown

T H E WO O D S O N FA M I LY

4”

METAL

BORDERS

4.875”

GL-02.02.201

17.5” X 27.5”

GL-02.02.700

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JIM CROW

Woodson came of age in a time when whites segregated the races and controlled the vote. � ey cornered black workers into low-wage jobs like sharecropping and de� nded black schools.

Terrorists used violence to enforce white supremacy. Legal and widespread, the way of life that young Woodson knew was called Jim Crow.

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Nuttalburg Mines, West Virginia, where Woodson worked Woodson spent six years digging and loading coal in order to attend Douglass High School—one of the few black schools in his area.

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Coal miner’s work clothes, lamp, pickaxe, and lunch pail (reproductions)

Unknown miners in Red Star, West Virginia, 1908 Many A� ican Americans found work in the booming coal industry, including Woodson’s hero Booker T. Washington and the young man in this photo, who would have been about Woodson’s age.

COURTESY LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

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HARPER & BROTHERS

NEGRO

TROOPS

G.W. WILLIAMS

1861-1865

REBELLION

IN THE

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A History of the Negro Troops in the War of Rebellion, 1861-1865 George Washington Williams

Oliver Jones was a Civil War veteran and coal miner who worked with Woodson.

Jones opened his home as an informal school and meeting place for miners. Woodson read to the miners—many veterans themselves— from Jones’s history book collection, including this volume.

A History of Negro Troops

IAN BRABNER RARE AMERICANA

United States Colored Troops at the Battle of Milliken’s Bend, 1863

COURTESY LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

These soldiers won their freedom

Their courage made them citizens

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NEGRO RACE IN AMERICA

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HISTORY OF THE NEGRO RACE IN AMERICA

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HISTORY OF THE NEGRO RACE IN AMERICA

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WILLIAMS

from 1619-1880

AMERICA

in

NEGRO

RACE

of the

HISTORY

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History of the Negro Race in America from 1619-1880 George Washington Williams

Williams was a veteran, clergyman, and politician. His book also covers wide ground, from African cultures to the American Civil War. It became one of the most popular books of its kind. Williams’s fact-based writing inspired Woodson’s commitment to rigorous research.

George Washington Williams

HARVARD UNIVERSITY / GOOGLE

� e fi rst scientifi cally researched black history book � om a black historian

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GRADUATES DOUGLASS

HIGH SCHOOL

Completes the four-year program in two

0 BECOMES DEAN

West Virginia State University

BECOMES DEAN

Howard University School of Liberal Arts

GRADUATES

HARVARD UNIVERSITY

Becomes the only person of enslaved parents to earn a doctorate in history

8 GRADUATES

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

Earns his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in one year

STARTS TEACHING

IN DC SCHOOLS

Woodson becomes known for the difficulty of his classes.

TRAVELS ABROAD

Woodson works in the Philippines and travels to Africa, Asia, and Europe.

GRADUATES

BEREA COLLEGE

He earns his first Bachelor of Arts

BECOMES A TEACHER,

THEN PRINCIPAL

Woodson teaches miners’ children then becomes principal at Douglass High School

ATTENDS LINCOLN

UNIVERSITY AND

BEREA COLLEGE

Leaves Berea due to difficult financesA

REMARK ABLE

RISE

Woodson with students at Douglass High School, 1896

WEST VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

Woodson as a young graduate

COURTESY MOORLAND-SPINGARN RESEARCH CENTER,

HOWARD UNIVERSITY / © ASALH

LEARNING

TO TEACH

Woodson built his early career in the classroom. First, he taught coal miners’ children in West Virginia. Then, as Supervisor of Schools in the Philippines, he saw how courses imposed by American administrators fell short. Students responded better to their own history, he learned.

He traveled the world, learned French and Spanish, and in 1909, settled down to teach in Washington, DC. He pushed for vocational training, created adult education programs, and introduced the first black history classes at Howard University.

1 NEW CANTON, VIRGINIA | Birthplace

2 HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA | Worked as a miner, attended Douglass High School

3 WASHINGTON, DC | Attended school, based his career, lived until his death

4 OXFORD, PA | Attended Lincoln University

5 BEREA, KY | Attended Berea College

6 CHICAGO, IL | Attended University of Chicago

7 PHILIPPINES | Served as Superintendent of Schools

8 CAMBRIDGE, MA | Attended Harvard University

9 PARIS, FRANCE | Took classes at the Sorbonne, learned French

10 AFRICA, ASIA, EUROPE |

Visited on his travels

Within five years, Woodson went from self-tutored coal miner, to teacher, to principal of the very high school he had attended. A handful of years after that, he had the first of several degrees.

Woodson’s work ethic propelled him all the way to Harvard where he earned his PhD in 1912. There, a professor told him that “the Negro had no history.”

Woodson focused on gathering the knowledge to prove him wrong. He recruited others to join him and laid the foundation of the early black history movement.

THE RED

SUMMER

During World War I, the nation called on black citizens to work on the home front and fight abroad. At war’s end, alarmed whites feared they would demand new rights, jobs, and recognition of their contributions. Anti-black riots broke out in dozens of cities, including Woodson’s Washington, DC.

Hundreds of people—overwhelmingly black—were killed during the bloody “Red Summer.”

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GRADUATES DOUGLASS

HIGH SCHOOL

Completes the four-year program in two

0 BECOMES DEAN

West Virginia State University

BECOMES DEAN

Howard University School of Liberal Arts

GRADUATES

HARVARD UNIVERSITY

Becomes the only person of enslaved parents to earn a doctorate in history

8 GRADUATES

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

Earns his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in one year

STARTS TEACHING

IN DC SCHOOLS

Woodson becomes known for the difficulty of his classes.

TRAVELS ABROAD

Woodson works in the Philippines and travels to Africa, Asia, and Europe.

GRADUATES

BEREA COLLEGE

He earns his first Bachelor of Arts

BECOMES A TEACHER,

THEN PRINCIPAL

Woodson teaches miners’ children then becomes principal at Douglass High School

ATTENDS LINCOLN

UNIVERSITY AND

BEREA COLLEGE

Leaves Berea due to difficult financesA

REMARK ABLE

RISE

Woodson with students at Douglass High School, 1896

WEST VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

Woodson as a young graduate

COURTESY MOORLAND-SPINGARN RESEARCH CENTER,

HOWARD UNIVERSITY / © ASALH

LEARNING

TO TEACH

Woodson built his early career in the classroom. First, he taught coal miners’ children in West Virginia. Then, as Supervisor of Schools in the Philippines, he saw how courses imposed by American administrators fell short. Students responded better to their own history, he learned.

He traveled the world, learned French and Spanish, and in 1909, settled down to teach in Washington, DC. He pushed for vocational training, created adult education programs, and introduced the first black history classes at Howard University.

1 NEW CANTON, VIRGINIA | Birthplace

2 HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA | Worked as a miner, attended Douglass High School

3 WASHINGTON, DC | Attended school, based his career, lived until his death

4 OXFORD, PA | Attended Lincoln University

5 BEREA, KY | Attended Berea College

6 CHICAGO, IL | Attended University of Chicago

7 PHILIPPINES | Served as Superintendent of Schools

8 CAMBRIDGE, MA | Attended Harvard University

9 PARIS, FRANCE | Took classes at the Sorbonne, learned French

10 AFRICA, ASIA, EUROPE |

Visited on his travels

Within five years, Woodson went from self-tutored coal miner, to teacher, to principal of the very high school he had attended. A handful of years after that, he had the first of several degrees.

Woodson’s work ethic propelled him all the way to Harvard where he earned his PhD in 1912. There, a professor told him that “the Negro had no history.”

Woodson focused on gathering the knowledge to prove him wrong. He recruited others to join him and laid the foundation of the early black history movement.

THE RED

SUMMER

During World War I, the nation called on black citizens to work on the home front and fight abroad. At war’s end, alarmed whites feared they would demand new rights, jobs, and recognition of their contributions. Anti-black riots broke out in dozens of cities, including Woodson’s Washington, DC.

Hundreds of people—overwhelmingly black—were killed during the bloody “Red Summer.”

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SCENE 02 INTRO

Elevation Scale 1/2” = 1’

02.03 WOODSON AS

STUDENT/SCHOLAR

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SCENE 02.03 WOODSON AS SCHOLAR

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WOODSON’S TRAVELS GLOBE

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W ithin fi ve years, Woodson went � om self-tutored coal miner, to teacher, to principal of the very high school he had attended. A hand� l of years a� er that, he had the fi rst of several degrees.

Woodson’s work ethic propelled him all the way to Harvard where he earned his PhD in 1912. � ere, a professor told him that “the Negro had no history.” Woodson focused on gathering the knowledge to prove him wrong. He recruited others to join him and laid the foundation of the early black history movement.

A

REMARK ABLE

R I S E

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SCENE 02.03 WOODSON AS SCHOLAR

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Woodson with students at Douglass High School, 1896

COURTESY BURNIS MORRIS / WEST VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES

Woodson as a young graduate

COURTESY MOORLAND-SPINGARN RESEARCH CENTER,

HOWARD UNIVERSITY / © ASALH

LEARNING

TO TEACH

Woodson built his early career in the classroom. First, he taught coal miners’ children in West Virginia. Then, as Supervisor of Schools in the Philippines, he saw how courses imposed by American administrators fell short. Students responded better to their own history, he learned.

He traveled the world, learned French and Spanish, and in 1909, settled down to teach in Washington, DC. He pushed for vocational training, created adult education programs, and introduced the first black history classes at Howard University.

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Woodson with students at Douglass High School, 1896

COURTESY BURNIS MORRIS / WEST VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES

Woodson as a young graduate

COURTESY MOORLAND-SPINGARN RESEARCH CENTER,

HOWARD UNIVERSITY / © ASALH

LEARNING

TO TEACH

Woodson built his early career in the classroom. First, he taught coal miners’ children in West Virginia. Then, as Supervisor of Schools in the Philippines, he saw how courses imposed by American administrators fell short. Students responded better to their own history, he learned.

He traveled the world, learned French and Spanish, and in 1909, settled down to teach in Washington, DC. He pushed for vocational training, created adult education programs, and introduced the first black history classes at Howard University.

15.875”

AFF

4” 4”3”

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GL-02.03-201

17.5” X 27.5”

GL-02.03-703

15” X 86.5”

IM-02.03-001 IM-02.03-002

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