The connection between the month of February and African American history is a well-established tradition throughout the country.
But few Washingtonians probably know that it had its start nearly a hundred years ago here in the District – at 1538 9th Street in Shaw, to be exact.
That’s where you’ll find the home and office of Dr. Carter G. Woodson, often called the “Father of Black History.”
In this unassuming row house, Woodson researched, wrote, and published some of the most important works of African American scholarship in the beginning of the Twentieth Century.
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