also of the three thousand Negro soldiers of the American Revolution." -- Carter G. Woodson
| Visit the exhibit in the Perry Library lobby through February 2008. It was researched and created by Nakheia McFarland and Edison Simmons. For more information, please contact Nakheia McFarland nmcfarla@odu.edu |
Old Dominion University Libraries
Black History Month 2008
Carter G. Woodson and the Origins of Multiculturalism
From the Web site of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History:
Among the intellectuals of the Progressive era who believed "that modern America should embrace the cultural differences that newcomers brought with them to America" ...
Carter G. Woodson did most to forge an intellectual movement to educate Americans about cultural diversity and democracy. For the sake of African Americans and all Americans, Woodson heralded the contributions of African Americans and the black tradition. In 1915, he established the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History and by the time of his death in 1950, he had laid the foundation for a rethinking of American identity. The multiculturalism of our times is built on the intellectual and institutional labors of Woodson and the association he established. He should be known not simply as the Father of Black History, but as pioneer of multiculturalism as well.
In honor of its founder, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History devotes the 2008 Annual Black History Theme to both the labors of Woodson and the origins of multiculturalism.
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