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Woodson here in his study, 1930

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY / WEST VIRGINIA AND REGIONAL HISTORY CENTER

Woodson as editor, around the 1940s

© AFRO-AMERICAN NEWSPAPER ARCHIVES AND RESEARCH CENTER;

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION / © SCURLOCK STUDIO

WOODSON

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WOODSON’S

LIBRARY

Woodson’s step stool

CARTER G. WOODSON HOME NHS

Woodson in his library, around 1948

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION / © SCURLOCK STUDIO

WOODSON’S

LIBRARY

Woodson’s adding machine

CARTER G. WOODSON HOME NHS

Woodson in his library, 1948

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION / © SCURLOCK STUDIO

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Woodson’s adding machine

THE CARTER G. WOODSON HOME NHS

Woodson in his library, 1948

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION / © SCURLOCK STUDIO

WOODSON’S LIBRARY

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Woodson’s step stool

THE CARTER G. WOODSON HOME NHS

Woodson in his library, 1948

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION / © SCURLOCK STUDIO

WOODSON’S LIBRARY

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DOORWAY TO HALLWAY

(DOOR REMOVED)

TEXTRAIL IN DOORWAY (BACK OF RAIL SHOWN IN ELEVATION)

OVERALL DIMENSIONS: 30" X 10.5"

1/8" FRAME ALL SIDES

GRAPHIC SURFACE: 29.75" X 10.25"

REPRO LIBRARY

SHELVES WITH

GRAPHICS OF BOOKS

AND PAPER STACKS

REPRO LIBRARY

SHELVES WITH

GRAPHICS OF BOOKS

AND PAPER STACKS

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STUDY

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AND PAPER STACKS

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ELEVATION OF TEXTRAIL

FACE)

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North wall

East Wall

DETAIL PLAN: SCENE 3 (HOUSE - SECOND FLOOR)

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PLAN 03B

Graphic cell type: 300 series 22.25”w

400 series 20”w

200 series 14”w

FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION NOTES

• Graphic inserts for all cells share a maximum height of 9.5”

• GL-03.07-200 series: 14” wide maximum, 7 cells total, 7 graphic variations provided by GLs.

• GL-03.07-300 series: 22.25” wide maximum, 77 cells total, 14 graphic variations provided by GLs. Please see GL schedule for quantities of duplicates to produce to fill all cells.

• GL-03.07-400 series: 20” wide maximum, 14 cells total, 14 graphic variations provided by GLs.

• The intent is to achieve a varied, realistic impression of Woodson’s library. Installer to please place graphic inserts to achieve maximum diversity and avoid obvious repetition. Installer to use printed material purchased as CE Custom Element props (books, newspapers, journals, office materials) to fill in gaps and upper and lower course of shelving, and hide ends of graphic inserts from view.

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PAPERS/MAGAZINES

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GRAPHIC BOOKS AND STACKED

PAPERS/MAGAZINES

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South wall

West Wall

DETAIL PLAN: SCENE 3 (HOUSE - SECOND FLOOR)

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PLAN 03B

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BEDROOM

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TEXTRAIL WITH VITRINE FOR SMALL ARTIFACTS

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CASE DECK (GRAPHIC SURFACE): 7.125" X 26.625"

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RECTANGLE IS THE

CASE DECK)

WOODSON’S

BEDROOM

Woodson’s shoehorn, shirt collars, and straight razor

CARTER G. WOODSON HOME NHS

SUBTITLING SAMPLE HERE LO LOREM

IPSUM DOLOR SIT AMET, CONSECTETUR

ADIPISCING ELIT.

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GL-03.10-100 CASE GRAPHIC: ARTIFACT LABEL (REMOVABLE FOR ROTATIONS)

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WOODSON’S

BEDROOM

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AO-03.10-481

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Woodson’s shoehorn, shirt collars, and straight razor

THE CARTER G. WOODSON HOME NHS

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

BECAUSE OF

DR. WOODSON...

This project is made possible thanks to the support of the following contributers:

THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF NEGRO LIFE AND HISTORY

JAMES R. AND ADDIE L. BINSOP

THE NICHOLAS PAGE FOUNDATION

FOGEL FAMILY TRUST

THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION

SHAW RESIDENTS COUNCIL

MARK AND JANIE STRONG

SELMA MCREADY

JESSIE AND ROLLIN ARNOLD

COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR HISTORY, LLC

ELEANOR AND GENEVA SIMPSON TRUST

FOGEL FAMILY TRUST

THE NATIONAL TRUST

SHAW RESIDENTS COUNCIL

MARK AND JANIE STRONG

SELMA MCREADY

JESSIE AND ROLLIN ARNOLD

VERIZON

FORD FAMILY FOUNDATION

THANK YOU

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PHOTOGRAPHY

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PHOTOGRAPHY

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Woodson was a keeper of history in all its forms. He amassed a library of rare writings, documented music and folklore passed through generations, and collected art and objects displayed here in the Office Home for visitors to explore. Woodson knew history is written into the “hallowed spots” that surround us, too. that these heroes served.”

Today, this building takes its place among the nation’s most important

Since Dr. Woodson’s passing, others have followed, building on that knowledge

Since Dr. Woodson’s passing, others have followed, building on that knowledge

Dr. Woodson showed that

BL ACK HISTORY IS WORLD HISTORY

and used it to fight for black identity.

He fought lies and stereotypes that were recorded as “history.” His research shed light on contributions of people of African descent, TOO LONG IGNORED OR FORGOTTEN.

Through his work, Dr. Carter Woodson

CONFRONTED CHALLENGES

facing African Americans.

TO CHANGE

THE WORLD.

TO CHANGE

THE WORLD.

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THIS YEAR’S

BLACK

HISTORY

MONTH

UPDATABLE

ASALH DOC

UPDATABLE

ASALH DOC

UPDATABLE

ASALH DOC

The Mis-Education of the Negro Study Guide

ASALH regularly produces student and teacher resources, including this guide to Woodson’s most famous work.

Exploring Mis-Education’s themes in today’s context, ASALH helps modern readers see that “the purpose of Dr.

Woodson’s book is not only to argue, but to agitate; not only to inform but to transform.”

© ASALH

ASALH’s Barbara Spencer Dunn receives the Mary McLeod Bethune Service Award, 2014

Mary McLeod Bethune served as the first woman president of ASALH, from 1936 to 1951. The award in her honor recognizes ASALH members who devote at least ten years to the Association’s branch work, Executive Council, fund raising, black History Month work, education or Woodson House Committee.

© ASALH

Woodson Scholars Medallion

This award is presented to an ASALH scholar with at least a decade of research, writing, and activism in the field of African American life and history. The recipient’s career should embody and personify the Woodson legacy to ensure a firm foundation for the continuance of African-centered education through dedication and commitment to African American history.

ASALH

Black History Month Air Force 1 shoes

Carrying words from Woodson’s The Mis-Education of the Negro, these shoes are a wearable tribute. With fabric finishes unique to each pair and engraved lace tips, the shoes honor Woodson and African American culture and style.

CARTER G. WOODSON HOME NHS

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, 1998

Hill’s album sampled directly from Woodson’s classic. Many songs, including the title track, assert the artist’s independence and right to self-determination.

CARTER G. WOODSON HOME NHS

Carter G. Woodson Book Award Winner

Each year, the National Council for Social Studies recognizes outstanding books that carry on Woodon’s work to “treat topics related to ethnic minorities and race relations sensitively and accurately.”

CARTER G. WOODSON HOME NHS

From Slavery to Freedom, 10th edition

First published in 1947, this book has become the definitive text for students of African American history. The book has sold over 3 million copies and is credited with helping make Black Studies an academic discipline.

CARTER G. WOODSON HOME NHS

ASALH’S Timecapsule

In 2015, to celebrate its 100th anniversary, ASALH members created and dedicated this timecapsule.

© ASALH

Woodson was a scholar-activist who used history to confront injustices in his time. He saw the Association as a “watchman on the wall,” ready to correct the falsehoods that racism relied on.

Woodson also used the press as a tool for change. In countless columns and editorials, he challenged segregation and insisted on political, legal, and social equity for African Americans.

Woodson’s voice lent momentum and substance to a new, growing freedom movement.

Malcolm X on Afro-American History, 1967

Malcolm X shared Woodson’s philosophy on history. He believed knowledge of the past was essential to one’s knowledge of self and said, “Of all our studies, history is best qualified to reward our research.”

CARTER G. WOODSON HOME NHS

Protest buttons

COURTESY OF NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY; SMITHSONIAN

INSTITUTION; © ASALH

Black Lives Matter at School emblem

BLM at School is a national coalition organizing for racial justice in education. Like Woodson, BLM at School urges educators to forefront black history in the classroom.

Through its annual Week of Action and Year of Purpose initiative, BLM at School provides resources for lessons about structural racism, intersectional black identities, black history, and anti-racist movements.

© BLACK LIVES MATTER AT SCHOOL / CARYN DAVIDSON

“THIS IS A MOVEMENT FOR EQUITY,

INCLUSION, AND THE UPLIFTING

OF BLACK STUDENTS.”

BLACK LIVES M ATTER AT SCHOOL, 2020

“OUR HISTORY DESERVES

RECOGNITION EVERY DAY

BECAUSE BLACK HISTORY

IS AMERICA’S HISTORY.

Dr. Woodson recognized that generations of African Americans have strengthened our country by urging reforms and breaking down barriers.”

CONGRESSWOM AN M ARCIA FUDGE, 2019

Woodson was a keeper of black history in all its forms. He assembled one of the first archives of manuscripts, documents, and folklore relating to African Americans. He displayed his collection of art and objects here in the Office Home for visitors to explore.

Woodson knew history is written into the “hallowed spots” that surround us, too.

Landmarks like the Frederick Douglass Home and Paul Laurence Dunbar birthplace “left a deep impression [people] will carry with them throughout the years,” he noted. They “are enshrined in the hearts of the descendants of those generations that these heroes served.”

Today, this building takes its place among the nation’s most important historic sites—thanks to the gifted scholar who made history by writing history.

“THE HOUSE WILL BE A LIVED-IN

HOME OFBLACK HISTORY

It would continue to do what Dr. Woodson himself did, which was to help Americans discover and appreciate their own history.”

CONGRESSWOMAN ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, 2003

BLACK SITES

RECOGNIZED

OMEGA

PSI PHI

BBLLAACCKK

IINNSSTTIITTUUTTIIOONNSS

BBUUIILLTT

“LIFTING AS WE CLIMB”

Woodson recognized black social and educational organizations sustained the community with ideas and resources. He joined and supported many organizations that navigated the challenges of his time, including fraternities and clubs.

He also built his own institutions: an independent publishing company, a history journal and popular magazine, a celebration now called Black History Month, and the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, or ASALH.

The oldest and leading organization of its kind, the Association today has branches throughout the country, each carrying on Woodson’s legacy of research, education, and outreach.

Omega Psi Phi and the “Divine Nine”

When Woodson urged civic organizations to promote black history, Omega Psi Phi was among the first to respond. They initiated Negro History and Literature Week in 1924. Woodson and the Association took responsibility for the national program in 1926. Omega Psi Phi and its fellow fraternities and sororities in the “Divine Nine” (those that began on HBCU campuses), carry on Woodson’s work to build, educate, and uplift.

© OMEGA PSI PHI, INC.; © NATIONAL PAN HELLENIC COUNCIL

ASALH

THE ASSOCIATION

FOR THE STUDY OF

AFRICAN AMERICAN

LIFE AND HISTORY

KIAMSHA

YOUTH

EMPOWERMENT

ORGANIZATION

FAMILY

THE WOODSON

Woodson was a community and family man at heart. Woodson’s parents taught him the richness of his own family history, and he freely helped others research and preserve their family stories—each expanding the record of Africans in America.

He was a member of the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church Helping Hand Club and Shiloh Baptist Church, and his daily routine always included a visit to the Phyllis Wheatley YWCA. Woodson also mentored countless younger teachers and scholars to become living history resources themselves. Believing that “whosoever is greatest among you, let him be your servant,” Woodson said of the Association: “We seek merely to serve humanity.”

Kiamsha Youth Empowerment Organization

A partner of ASALH, Kiamsha reaches out in Woodson’s spirit, using peer and intergenerational mentoring to guide and support young people. Alumni of Kiamsha continually lend their support back to other youth, turning “mentees into mentors.” Kiamsha’s programs promote self-respect, continuing education, and independent thinking.

© KIAMSHA YOUTH EMPOWERMENT ORGANIZATION; © ASALH

Shiloh Baptist Church

NPS

Woodson’s relatives at the Carter G.

Woodson Home NHS preview event, 2017

Today Woodson’s family continues the tradition of researching and keeping their family’s past.

© ASALH

COMMUNITIES

STRENGTHENED

Woodson and his colleagues claimed the right to publish the truth about African

Americans’ contributions to the world. They produced dozens of popular books on “peoples of African blood,” many designed for students and young readers. Their work brought black stories to light.

By making black history known, Woodson helped instill a new racial pride and identity in African American communities. Generations after him have built on that foundation. In art, music, film, and literature, they document black stories, celebrate black achievements, and explore new cultural expressions.

Lois Mailou Jones (1905-1998), “Mère du Senegal,” 1985

As a young artist, Jones worked for Woodson, providing illustrations for dozens of his publications. Her art gave visual form to Woodson’s groundbreaking writing on the value of African heritage. She explored that theme for the rest of her career, infusing African, Haitian, and tribal influences into bold new expressions.

© LOIS MAILOU JONES PIERRE-NOEL TRUST

NEW STORIES WRITTEN,

CULTURE RE-DISCOVERED

“It was the direction of the Board of Education of the State of Louisiana, which was all white, that every teacher have a written outline, and that outline should be displayed openly. [My teacher, Ms. McGee] had her outline as directed, but she also had a copy of Carter G. Woodson’s The Negro in Our History, and she had that in her lap, and she read to us from that book.

When the principal would come in, she would just simply lift her eyes to the outline that resided on her desk and teach us from the outline. When the principal disappeared, her eyes went back to the book in her lap.”

REVEREND JERRY MOORE, 2008

ASALH’s Black Histor y Month Woodson and the Association (now known as ASALH) first founded Negro History Week in 1926. Later it was known as Black History Week.

As part of the 1976 US Bicentennial Celebration, a presidential proclamation created today’s Black History Month. Each year, ASALH names a theme and provides learning materials to people worldwide.

Yet Woodson’s ambition for Black History Month goes even farther. He envisioned black history education year-round, fully integrated into schools’ curricula, teaching students that black history is world history.

An early career as a teacher gave Woodson an enduring respect for black educators and schools. Woodson continued to work with teachers to shape what the nation’s schools taught about African Americans.

Especially through the Negro History Week celebration he founded, Woodson helped teachers bring truthful, prideful black history to countless students. The seed Woodson planted in classrooms helped demonstrate the value, breadth, and depth of Black Studies—today a recognized pillar of American history.

RIGHTS

DEMANDED

EDUCATION

EXPANDED

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site

NPS

A NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

After Woodson’s passing, the Association stayed in the building, taking on repairs and renovations over the years. But when its finances could no longer bear the burden, the Association had to vacate the aging house. The house deteriorated. It suffered a hole in the roof, water damage, broken windows, and structural issues. In 2001, it was put on the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s list of the “most endangered historic places” in the country.

The Association, National Park Service, National Trust for Historic Preservation, lawmakers, and committed locals worked to save the Office Home. Their effort resulted in the Office Home’s designation as a National Historic Site and the 389th unit of the National Park Service on February 27, 2008—capping off that year’s Black History Month and honoring the man who created it.

LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW THE

OFFICE HOME WAS RESTORED

1976 19

Black history textbooks that followed The Negro in Our History

CARTER G. WOODSON HOME NHS

WHAT

DO YOU

FIGHT

FOR?

HOW DOES

HISTORY

HELP YOU

DO IT?

WHAT MAKES

HISTORIC

PLACES

WORTH

SAVING?

WHAT IS YOUR

LEGACY?

WHAT IS YOUR

MISSION?

WHAT

DID YOU

LEARN

ABOUT

BLACK

HISTORY

IN SCHOOL?

HOW DOES HISTORY

HELP YOU KNOW

WHO YOU ARE?WOODSON’S HOME

RESTORED

TODAY

NPS

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site

COURTESY LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Black history celebration materials

COURTESY MOORLAND-SPINGARN RESEARCH CENTER,

HOWARD UNIVERSITY / © ASALH

SHILOH

BAPTIST CHURCH

Much of the original material of the Woodson home was saved, like this brick from Woodson’s chimney. To complete the restoration, the National Park Service reproduced some items, and also used pieces from Woodson’s era, but not from the Woodson home.

This newel post, molding sample, doorknob, and floorboard came from the rowhouse next to Woodson’s. They represent the type of items that were salvaged and used in Woodson home.

PLEASE

TOUCH!

LEARN MORE ABOUT ASALH’S

EVENTS, CELEBRATIONS,

AND WORK

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SCENE 04 LEGACY

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04.05 BLACK INSTITUTIONS BUILT04.03 EDUCATION EXPANDED04.04 RIGHTS DEMANDED04.01 INTRO 04.07 BLACK SITES RECOGNIZED

04.02 NEW STORIES TOLD,

CULTURE RE-DISCOVERED

04.06 COMMUNITIES STRENGTHENED

04.08-003 PARTING WORD

04.07 TACTILE OBJECTS,

PLAN VIEW REFERENCE

(left to right: newel post, floorboard, doorknob, molding sample, brick)

SCENE 04 LEGACY

Elevation scale: 1/2” = 1’

04.01 Intro 04.04 Rights Demanded 04.03 Education Expanded

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

DR. WOODSON...

This project is made possible thanks to the support of the following contributers:

THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF NEGRO LIFE AND HISTORY

JAMES R. AND ADDIE L. BINSOP

THE NICHOLAS PAGE FOUNDATION

FOGEL FAMILY TRUST

THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION

SHAW RESIDENTS COUNCIL

MARK AND JANIE STRONG

SELMA MCREADY

JESSIE AND ROLLIN ARNOLD

COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR HISTORY, LLC

ELEANOR AND GENEVA SIMPSON TRUST

FOGEL FAMILY TRUST

THE NATIONAL TRUST

SHAW RESIDENTS COUNCIL

MARK AND JANIE STRONG

SELMA MCREADY

JESSIE AND ROLLIN ARNOLD

VERIZON

FORD FAMILY FOUNDATION

THANK YOU

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ASALH & NPS

Woodson was a keeper of history in all its forms. He amassed a library of rare writings, documented music and folklore passed through generations, and collected art and objects displayed here in the Office Home for visitors to explore. Woodson knew history is written into the “hallowed spots” that surround us, too. that these heroes served.”

Today, this building takes its place among the nation’s most important

Since Dr. Woodson’s passing, others have followed, building on that knowledge

Since Dr. Woodson’s passing, others have followed, building on that knowledge

Dr. Woodson showed that

BL ACK HISTORY IS WORLD HISTORY

and used it to fight for black identity.

He fought lies and stereotypes that were recorded as “history.” His research shed light on contributions of people of African descent, TOO LONG IGNORED OR FORGOTTEN.

Through his work, Dr. Carter Woodson

CONFRONTED CHALLENGES

facing African Americans.

TO CHANGE

THE WORLD.

TO CHANGE

THE WORLD.

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THIS YEAR’S

BLACK

HISTORY

MONTH

UPDATABLE

ASALH DOC

UPDATABLE

ASALH DOC

UPDATABLE

ASALH DOC

The Mis-Education of the Negro Study Guide

ASALH regularly produces student and teacher resources, including this guide to Woodson’s most famous work.

Exploring Mis-Education’s themes in today’s context, ASALH helps modern readers see that “the purpose of Dr.

Woodson’s book is not only to argue, but to agitate; not only to inform but to transform.”

© ASALH

ASALH’s Barbara Spencer Dunn receives the Mary McLeod Bethune Service Award, 2014

Mary McLeod Bethune served as the first woman president of ASALH, from 1936 to 1951. The award in her honor recognizes ASALH members who devote at least ten years to the Association’s branch work, Executive Council, fund raising, black History Month work, education or Woodson House Committee.

© ASALH

Woodson Scholars Medallion

This award is presented to an ASALH scholar with at least a decade of research, writing, and activism in the field of African American life and history. The recipient’s career should embody and personify the Woodson legacy to ensure a firm foundation for the continuance of African-centered education through dedication and commitment to African American history.

ASALH

Black History Month Air Force 1 shoes

Carrying words from Woodson’s The Mis-Education of the Negro, these shoes are a wearable tribute. With fabric finishes unique to each pair and engraved lace tips, the shoes honor Woodson and African American culture and style.

CARTER G. WOODSON HOME NHS

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, 1998

Hill’s album sampled directly from Woodson’s classic. Many songs, including the title track, assert the artist’s independence and right to self-determination.

CARTER G. WOODSON HOME NHS

Carter G. Woodson Book Award Winner

Each year, the National Council for Social Studies recognizes outstanding books that carry on Woodon’s work to “treat topics related to ethnic minorities and race relations sensitively and accurately.”

CARTER G. WOODSON HOME NHS

From Slavery to Freedom, 10th edition

First published in 1947, this book has become the definitive text for students of African American history. The book has sold over 3 million copies and is credited with helping make Black Studies an academic discipline.

CARTER G. WOODSON HOME NHS

ASALH’S Timecapsule

In 2015, to celebrate its 100th anniversary, ASALH members created and dedicated this timecapsule.

© ASALH

Woodson was a scholar-activist who used history to confront injustices in his time. He saw the Association as a “watchman on the wall,” ready to correct the falsehoods that racism relied on.

Woodson also used the press as a tool for change. In countless columns and editorials, he challenged segregation and insisted on political, legal, and social equity for African Americans.

Woodson’s voice lent momentum and substance to a new, growing freedom movement.

Malcolm X on Afro-American History, 1967

Malcolm X shared Woodson’s philosophy on history. He believed knowledge of the past was essential to one’s knowledge of self and said, “Of all our studies, history is best qualified to reward our research.”

CARTER G. WOODSON HOME NHS

Protest buttons

COURTESY OF NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY; SMITHSONIAN

INSTITUTION; © ASALH

Black Lives Matter at School emblem

BLM at School is a national coalition organizing for racial justice in education. Like Woodson, BLM at School urges educators to forefront black history in the classroom.

Through its annual Week of Action and Year of Purpose initiative, BLM at School provides resources for lessons about structural racism, intersectional black identities, black history, and anti-racist movements.

© BLACK LIVES MATTER AT SCHOOL / CARYN DAVIDSON

“THIS IS A MOVEMENT FOR EQUITY,

INCLUSION, AND THE UPLIFTING

OF BLACK STUDENTS.”

BLACK LIVES MATTER AT SCHOOL, 2020

“OUR HISTORY DESERVES

RECOGNITION EVERY DAY

BECAUSE BLACK HISTORY

IS AMERICA’S HISTORY.

Dr. Woodson recognized that generations of African Americans have strengthened our country by urging reforms and breaking down barriers.”

CONGRESSWOMAN MARCIA FUDGE, 2019

Woodson was a keeper of black history in all its forms. He assembled one of the first archives of manuscripts, documents, and folklore relating to African Americans. He displayed his collection of art and objects here in the Office Home for visitors to explore.

Woodson knew history is written into the “hallowed spots” that surround us, too.

Landmarks like the Frederick Douglass Home and Paul Laurence Dunbar birthplace “left a deep impression [people] will carry with them throughout the years,” he noted. They “are enshrined in the hearts of the descendants of those generations that these heroes served.”

Today, this building takes its place among the nation’s most important historic sites—thanks

It would continue to do what Dr. Woodson himself did, which was to help Americans discover and appreciate their own history.”

CONGRESSWOMAN ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, 2003

BLACK SITES

RECOGNIZED

OMEGA

PSI PHI

BBLLAACCKK

IINNSSTTIITTUUTTIIOONNSS

BBUUIILLTT

“LIFTING AS WE CLIMB”

Woodson recognized black social and educational organizations sustained the community with ideas and resources. He joined and supported many organizations that navigated the challenges of his time, including fraternities and clubs.

He also built his own institutions: an independent publishing company, a history journal and popular magazine, a celebration now called Black History Month, and the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, or ASALH.

The oldest and leading organization of its kind, the Association today has branches throughout the country, each carrying on Woodson’s legacy of research, education, and outreach.

Omega Psi Phi and the “Divine Nine”

When Woodson urged civic organizations to promote black history, Omega Psi Phi was among the first to respond. They initiated Negro History and Literature Week in 1924. Woodson and the Association took responsibility for the national program in 1926. Omega Psi Phi and its fellow fraternities and sororities in the “Divine Nine” (those that began on HBCU campuses), carry on Woodson’s work to build, educate, and uplift.

© OMEGA PSI PHI, INC.; © NATIONAL PAN HELLENIC COUNCIL

ASALH

THE ASSOCIATION

FOR THE STUDY OF

AFRICAN AMERICAN

LIFE AND HISTORY

KIAMSHA

YOUTH

EMPOWERMENT

ORGANIZATION

FAMILY

THE WOODSON

Woodson was a community and family man at heart. Woodson’s parents taught him the richness of his own family history, and he freely helped others research and preserve their family stories—each expanding the record of Africans in America.

He was a member of the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church Helping Hand Club and Shiloh Baptist Church, and his daily routine always included a visit to the Phyllis Wheatley YWCA. Woodson also mentored countless younger teachers and scholars to become living history resources themselves. Believing that “whosoever is greatest among you, let him be your servant,” Woodson said of the Association: “We seek merely to serve humanity.”

Kiamsha Youth Empowerment Organization

A partner of ASALH, Kiamsha reaches out in Woodson’s spirit, using peer and intergenerational mentoring to guide and support young people. Alumni of Kiamsha continually lend their support back to other youth, turning “mentees into mentors.” Kiamsha’s programs promote self-respect, continuing education, and independent thinking.

© KIAMSHA YOUTH EMPOWERMENT ORGANIZATION; © ASALH

Shiloh Baptist Church

NPS

Woodson’s relatives at the Carter G.

Woodson Home NHS preview event, 2017

Today Woodson’s family continues the tradition of researching and keeping their family’s past.

© ASALH

COMMUNITIES

STRENGTHENED

Woodson and his colleagues claimed the right to publish the truth about African

Americans’ contributions to the world. They produced dozens of popular books on “peoples of African blood,” many designed for students and young readers. Their work brought black stories to light.

By making black history known, Woodson helped instill a new racial pride and identity in African American communities. Generations after him have built on that foundation. In art, music, film, and literature, they document black stories, celebrate black achievements, and explore new cultural expressions.

Lois Mailou Jones (1905-1998), “Mère du Senegal,” 1985

As a young artist, Jones worked for Woodson, providing illustrations for dozens of his publications. Her art gave visual form to Woodson’s groundbreaking writing on the value of African heritage. She explored that theme for the rest of her career, infusing African, Haitian, and tribal influences into bold new expressions.

© LOIS MAILOU JONES PIERRE-NOEL TRUST

NEW STORIES WRITTEN,

CULTURE RE-DISCOVERED

“It was the direction of the Board of Education of the State of Louisiana, which was all white, that every teacher have a written outline, and that outline should be displayed openly. [My teacher, Ms. McGee] had her outline as directed, but she also had a copy of Carter G. Woodson’s The Negro in Our History, and she had that in her lap, and she read to us from that book.

When the principal would come in, she would just simply lift her eyes to the outline that resided on her desk and teach us from the outline. When the principal disappeared, her eyes went back to the book in her lap.”

REVEREND JERRY MOORE, 2008

ASALH’s Black Histor y Month Woodson and the Association (now known as ASALH) first founded Negro History Week in 1926. Later it was known as Black History Week.

As part of the 1976 US Bicentennial Celebration, a presidential proclamation created today’s Black History Month. Each year, ASALH names a theme and provides learning materials to people worldwide.

Yet Woodson’s ambition for Black History Month goes even farther. He envisioned black history education year-round, fully integrated into schools’ curricula, teaching students that black history is world history.

An early career as a teacher gave Woodson an enduring respect for black educators and schools. Woodson continued to work with teachers to shape what the nation’s schools taught about African Americans.

Especially through the Negro History Week celebration he founded, Woodson helped teachers bring truthful, prideful black history to countless students. The seed Woodson planted in classrooms helped demonstrate the value, breadth, and depth of Black Studies—today a recognized pillar of American history.

RIGHTS

DEMANDED

EDUCATION

EXPANDED

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site

NPS

A NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

After Woodson’s passing, the Association stayed in the building, taking on repairs and renovations over the years. But when its finances could no longer bear the burden, the Association had to vacate the aging house. The house deteriorated. It suffered a hole in the roof, water damage, broken windows, and structural issues. In 2001, it was put on the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s list of the “most endangered historic places” in the country.

The Association, National Park Service, National Trust for Historic Preservation, lawmakers, and committed locals worked to save the Office Home. Their effort resulted in the Office Home’s designation as a National Historic Site and the 389th unit of the National Park Service on February 27, 2008—capping off that year’s Black History Month and honoring the man who created it.

LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW THE

OFFICE HOME WAS RESTORED

1976 19

Black history textbooks that followed The Negro in Our History

CARTER G. WOODSON HOME NHS

WHAT

DO YOU

FIGHT

FOR?

HOW DOES

HISTORY

HELP YOU

DO IT?

WHAT MAKES

HISTORIC

PLACES

WORTH

SAVING?

WHAT IS YOUR

LEGACY?

WHAT IS YOUR

MISSION?

WHAT

DID YOU

LEARN

ABOUT

BLACK

HISTORY

IN SCHOOL?

HOW DOES HISTORY

HELP YOU KNOW

WHO YOU ARE?WOODSON’S HOME

RESTORED

TODAY

NPS

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site

COURTESY LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Black history celebration materials

COURTESY MOORLAND-SPINGARN RESEARCH CENTER,

HOWARD UNIVERSITY / © ASALH

SHILOH

BAPTIST CHURCH

Much of the original material of the Woodson home was saved, like this brick from Woodson’s chimney. To complete the restoration, the National Park Service reproduced some items, and also used pieces from Woodson’s era, but not from the Woodson home.

This newel post, molding sample, doorknob, and floorboard came from the rowhouse next to Woodson’s. They represent the type of items that were salvaged and used in Woodson home.

PLEASE

TOUCH!

LEARN MORE ABOUT ASALH’S

EVENTS, CELEBRATIONS,

AND WORK

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SCENE 04 LEGACY

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04.05 BLACK INSTITUTIONS BUILT04.03 EDUCATION EXPANDED04.04 RIGHTS DEMANDED04.01 INTRO 04.07 BLACK SITES RECOGNIZED

04.02 NEW STORIES TOLD,

CULTURE RE-DISCOVERED

04.06 COMMUNITIES STRENGTHENED

04.08-003 PARTING WORD

04.07 TACTILE OBJECTS,

PLAN VIEW REFERENCE

(left to right: newel post, floorboard, doorknob, molding sample, brick)

SCENE 04 LEGACY

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04.07 Black Sites Recognized

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DR. WOODSON...

This project is made possible thanks to the support of the following contributers:

THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF NEGRO LIFE AND HISTORY

JAMES R. AND ADDIE L. BINSOP

THE NICHOLAS PAGE FOUNDATION

FOGEL FAMILY TRUST

THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION

SHAW RESIDENTS COUNCIL

MARK AND JANIE STRONG

SELMA MCREADY

JESSIE AND ROLLIN ARNOLD

COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR HISTORY, LLC

ELEANOR AND GENEVA SIMPSON TRUST

FOGEL FAMILY TRUST

THE NATIONAL TRUST

SHAW RESIDENTS COUNCIL

MARK AND JANIE STRONG

SELMA MCREADY

JESSIE AND ROLLIN ARNOLD

VERIZON

FORD FAMILY FOUNDATION

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Woodson was a keeper of history in all its forms. He amassed a library of rare writings, documented music and folklore passed through generations, and collected art and objects displayed here in the Office Home for visitors to explore. Woodson knew history is written into the “hallowed spots” that surround us, too. that these heroes served.”

Today, this building takes its place among the nation’s most important

Since Dr. Woodson’s passing, others have followed, building on that knowledge

Since Dr. Woodson’s passing, others have followed, building on that knowledge

Dr. Woodson showed that

BL ACK HISTORY IS WORLD HISTORY

and used it to fight for black identity.

He fought lies and stereotypes that were recorded as “history.” His research shed light on contributions of people of African descent, TOO LONG IGNORED OR FORGOTTEN.

Through his work, Dr. Carter Woodson

CONFRONTED CHALLENGES

facing African Americans.

TO CHANGE

THE WORLD.

TO CHANGE

THE WORLD.

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The Mis-Education of the Negro Study Guide

ASALH regularly produces student and teacher resources, including this guide to Woodson’s most famous work.

Exploring Mis-Education’s themes in today’s context, ASALH helps modern readers see that “the purpose of Dr.

Woodson’s book is not only to argue, but to agitate; not only to inform but to transform.”

© ASALH

ASALH’s Barbara Spencer Dunn receives the Mary McLeod Bethune Service Award, 2014

Mary McLeod Bethune served as the first woman president of ASALH, from 1936 to 1951. The award in her honor recognizes ASALH members who devote at least ten years to the Association’s branch work, Executive Council, fund raising, black History Month work, education or Woodson House Committee.

© ASALH

Woodson Scholars Medallion

This award is presented to an ASALH scholar with at least a decade of research, writing, and activism in the field of African American life and history. The recipient’s career should embody and personify the Woodson legacy to ensure a firm foundation for the continuance of African-centered education through dedication and commitment to African American history.

ASALH

Black History Month Air Force 1 shoes

Carrying words from Woodson’s The Mis-Education of the Negro, these shoes are a wearable tribute. With fabric finishes unique to each pair and engraved lace tips, the shoes honor Woodson and African American culture and style.

CARTER G. WOODSON HOME NHS

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, 1998

Hill’s album sampled directly from Woodson’s classic. Many songs, including the title track, assert the artist’s independence and right to self-determination.

CARTER G. WOODSON HOME NHS

Carter G. Woodson Book Award Winner

Each year, the National Council for Social Studies recognizes outstanding books that carry on Woodon’s work to “treat topics related to ethnic minorities and race relations sensitively and accurately.”

CARTER G. WOODSON HOME NHS

From Slavery to Freedom, 10th edition

First published in 1947, this book has become the definitive text for students of African American history. The book has sold over 3 million copies and is credited with helping make Black Studies an academic discipline.

CARTER G. WOODSON HOME NHS

ASALH’S Timecapsule

In 2015, to celebrate its 100th anniversary, ASALH members created and dedicated this timecapsule.

© ASALH

Woodson was a scholar-activist who used history to confront injustices in his time. He saw the Association as a “watchman on the wall,” ready to correct the falsehoods that racism relied on.

Woodson also used the press as a tool for change. In countless columns and editorials, he challenged segregation and insisted on political, legal, and social equity for African Americans.

Woodson’s voice lent momentum and substance to a new, growing freedom movement.

Malcolm X on Afro-American History, 1967

Malcolm X shared Woodson’s philosophy on history. He believed knowledge of the past was essential to one’s knowledge of self and said, “Of all our studies, history is best qualified to reward our research.”

CARTER G. WOODSON HOME NHS

Protest buttons

COURTESY OF NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY; SMITHSONIAN

INSTITUTION; © ASALH

Black Lives Matter at School emblem

BLM at School is a national coalition organizing for racial justice in education. Like Woodson, BLM at School urges educators to forefront black history in the classroom.

Through its annual Week of Action and Year of Purpose initiative, BLM at School provides resources for lessons about structural racism, intersectional black identities, black history, and anti-racist movements.

© BLACK LIVES MATTER AT SCHOOL / CARYN DAVIDSON

“THIS IS A MOVEMENT FOR EQUITY,

INCLUSION, AND THE UPLIFTING

OF BLACK STUDENTS.”

BLACK LIVES M ATTER AT SCHOOL, 2020

“OUR HISTORY DESERVES

RECOGNITION EVERY DAY

BECAUSE BLACK HISTORY

IS AMERICA’S HISTORY.

Dr. Woodson recognized that generations of African Americans have strengthened our country by urging reforms and breaking down barriers.”

CONGRESSWOM AN M ARCIA FUDGE, 2019

Woodson was a keeper of black history in all its forms. He assembled one of the first archives of manuscripts, documents, and folklore relating to African Americans. He displayed his collection of art and objects here in the Office Home for visitors to explore.

Woodson knew history is written into the “hallowed spots” that surround us, too.

Landmarks like the Frederick Douglass Home and Paul Laurence Dunbar birthplace “left a deep impression [people] will carry with them throughout the years,” he noted. They “are enshrined in the hearts of the descendants of those generations that these heroes served.”

Today, this building takes its place among the nation’s most important historic sites—thanks

It would continue to do what Dr. Woodson himself did, which was to help Americans discover and appreciate their own history.”

CONGRESSWOMAN ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, 2003

BLACK SITES

RECOGNIZED

OMEGA

PSI PHI

BBLLAACCKK

IINNSSTTIITTUUTTIIOONNSS

BBUUIILLTT

“LIFTING AS WE CLIMB”

Woodson recognized black social and educational organizations sustained the community with ideas and resources. He joined and supported many organizations that navigated the challenges of his time, including fraternities and clubs.

He also built his own institutions: an independent publishing company, a history journal and popular magazine, a celebration now called Black History Month, and the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, or ASALH.

The oldest and leading organization of its kind, the Association today has branches throughout the country, each carrying on Woodson’s legacy of research, education, and outreach.

Omega Psi Phi and the “Divine Nine”

When Woodson urged civic organizations to promote black history, Omega Psi Phi was among the first to respond. They initiated Negro History and Literature Week in 1924. Woodson and the Association took responsibility for the national program in 1926. Omega Psi Phi and its fellow fraternities and sororities in the “Divine Nine” (those that began on HBCU campuses), carry on Woodson’s work to build, educate, and uplift.

© OMEGA PSI PHI, INC.; © NATIONAL PAN HELLENIC COUNCIL

ASALH

THE ASSOCIATION

FOR THE STUDY OF

AFRICAN AMERICAN

LIFE AND HISTORY

KIAMSHA

YOUTH

EMPOWERMENT

ORGANIZATION

FAMILY

THE WOODSON

Woodson was a community and family man at heart. Woodson’s parents taught him the richness of his own family history, and he freely helped others research and preserve their family stories—each expanding the record of Africans in America.

He was a member of the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church Helping Hand Club and Shiloh Baptist Church, and his daily routine always included a visit to the Phyllis Wheatley YWCA. Woodson also mentored countless younger teachers and scholars to become living history resources themselves. Believing that “whosoever is greatest among you, let him be your servant,” Woodson said of the Association: “We seek merely to serve humanity.”

Kiamsha Youth Empowerment Organization

A partner of ASALH, Kiamsha reaches out in Woodson’s spirit, using peer and intergenerational mentoring to guide and support young people. Alumni of Kiamsha continually lend their support back to other youth, turning “mentees into mentors.” Kiamsha’s programs promote self-respect, continuing education, and independent thinking.

© KIAMSHA YOUTH EMPOWERMENT ORGANIZATION; © ASALH

Shiloh Baptist Church

NPS

Woodson’s relatives at the Carter G.

Woodson Home NHS preview event, 2017

Today Woodson’s family continues the tradition of researching and keeping their family’s past.

© ASALH

COMMUNITIES

STRENGTHENED

Woodson and his colleagues claimed the right to publish the truth about African

Americans’ contributions to the world. They produced dozens of popular books on “peoples of African blood,” many designed for students and young readers. Their work brought black stories to light.

By making black history known, Woodson helped instill a new racial pride and identity in African American communities. Generations after him have built on that foundation. In art, music, film, and literature, they document black stories, celebrate black achievements, and explore new cultural expressions.

Lois Mailou Jones (1905-1998), “Mère du Senegal,” 1985

As a young artist, Jones worked for Woodson, providing illustrations for dozens of his publications. Her art gave visual form to Woodson’s groundbreaking writing on the value of African heritage. She explored that theme for the rest of her career, infusing African, Haitian, and tribal influences into bold new expressions.

© LOIS MAILOU JONES PIERRE-NOEL TRUST

NEW STORIES WRITTEN,

CULTURE RE-DISCOVERED

“It was the direction of the Board of Education of the State of Louisiana, which was all white, that every teacher have a written outline, and that outline should be displayed openly. [My teacher, Ms. McGee] had her outline as directed, but she also had a copy of Carter G. Woodson’s The Negro in Our History, and she had that in her lap, and she read to us from that book.

When the principal would come in, she would just simply lift her eyes to the outline that resided on her desk and teach us from the outline. When the principal disappeared, her eyes went back to the book in her lap.”

REVEREND JERRY MOORE, 2008

ASALH’s Black Histor y Month Woodson and the Association (now known as ASALH) first founded Negro History Week in 1926. Later it was known as Black History Week.

As part of the 1976 US Bicentennial Celebration, a presidential proclamation created today’s Black History Month. Each year, ASALH names a theme and provides learning materials to people worldwide.

Yet Woodson’s ambition for Black History Month goes even farther.