Originated by Carter G. Woodson, noted scholar and historian, who saw Negro History Week as a mechanism through which to raise the consciousness of blacks as well as whites about the intimate linkages between the cultures and societies established by persons of African descent in the New World.

To learn more, contact:
The Carter G. Woodson Institute
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400162

Charlottesville, VA 22904-4162
434-924-3109
Fax: 434-924-8820
woodson@gwis.virginia.edu

Or visit Carter G. Woodson Institute.