Carter Woodson is considered the father of this field of study.
African-American history
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African-American history. Woodson founded Negro History Week, now Black History Month. He chose February since both Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln were born that month and many African-American communities already celebrated those events. In 1933, his book, The Mis-Education of the Negro, was released.