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"In our so-called democracy we are accustomed to give the majority what they want rather than educate them to understand what is best for them."

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About Carter G. Woodson

American historian and educator widely known as the father of Black history. He founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History and launched Negro History Week, which later evolved into Black History Month. His scholarship advanced the formal study of African American history in U.S. education.

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