Carter G. Woodson

Grave Marker Dedication Honors Black Activist Bessie Woodson Yancey

A grave marker dedication was held this month for an Appalachian activist who died decades ago.

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Carter G. Woodson Founded Black History Month. His Journey Began In West Virginia

Woodson came to West Virginia as a young man. He worked in the coal mines in the New River Gorge. He attended Frederick Douglass High School in Huntington, where his lifelong dedication to education began.

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