Dr. Carter G. Woodson, known as the “Father of Black History”, founded the Association of the Study of African American Life and History and established Negro History Week, which evolved into Black History Month, with the goal of integrating Black history into mainstream American education.
W.E.B. Du Bois
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Phyllis Wheatley Community Center Welcomes David Hunter II as New Executive Director
David Hunter II has been appointed as the new Executive Director of the Phyllis Wheatley Community Center, a cornerstone of North Minneapolis, and is excited to return to his childhood home and continue the legacy of empowerment and education.
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Seward Co-op honors legacy of Black cooperators past, present and future
Seward Co-op recognizes the legacy of Black and African American cooperators in its past, present, and future.
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‘The Niagara Movement’: a documentary on the early battle for civil rights
The Niagara Movement, formed in 1905 by W.E.B. Du Bois and William Monroe Trotter, was named for the Niagara Falls location of the first meeting and the ‘mighty current’ of protest.
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Booker T. vs W.E.B.— a classic debate to advance the race
The debate was about the most vital path for African Americans to advance by two of the most influential minds of the 1920s.