Carter G. Woodson Birthplace

New Canton, Virginia

— Buckingham County —

Carter G. Woodson Birthplace CRIEHT Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 6, 2010

1. Carter G. Woodson Birthplace CRIEHT Marker

Inscription.
North of this sign is the birthplace of Dr. Carter G. Woodson. Dr. Woodson was born December 19, 1875, to former slaves, James Henry and Eliza Ann Riddle Woodson. Young carter left Buckingham to work in West Virginia when he was 17 years old. He began working in the coal mines in the Huntington, West Virginia area. While in West Virginia he entered Douglass High School and completed four years of high school in less than two years.

Dr. Woodson was committed to education. He attended Berea College in Kentucky, The University of Chicago and the Sorbonne in Paris. He was the second African American to receive a Ph.D. degree in history from Harvard University. He returned to Douglass High School as a teacher and principal. He taught and held administrative positions in the Philippines, at Howard University and at West Virginia State College.

Dr. Woodson was dedicated to researching, writing and preserving the historical contributions of people of African descent. In 1915 he founded the Association for the Study of Negro History (now the Association for the Study of African American Life and History) and the Journal of Negro History. He was founder and editor of the Negro History Bulletin and the author or co-author of more than 30 books and 125 articles. Dr. Woodson founded Negro History Week in 1926. His

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legacy lives on in the yearly observance of Black History Month.

“When you control a man’s thinking you do not have to worry about his actions.” - Dr. Carter G. Woodson

Erected by Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trail®. (Marker Number 5.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Education. In addition, it is included in the Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trail, and the Historically Black Colleges and Universities series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1959.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 37° 41.447′ N, 78° 17.516′ W. Marker was in New Canton, Virginia, in Buckingham County. It was on C G Woodson Road (Virginia Route 670) 0.2 miles north of Liberty Road ( Route 759), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: New Canton VA 23123, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in the Piedmont

and in Central Virginia.

It was also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: In Memory of Dr. Carter G. Woodson (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Carter G. Woodson Birthplace (here, next to this marker); Carter G. Woodson, Ph.D. (within

(Top) <i>The Negro History Bulletin</i> (Bottom) Carter G. Woodson image. Click for full size.

2. (Top) The Negro History Bulletin (Bottom) Carter G. Woodson

shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Carter G. Woodson Birthplace (approx. 1.3 miles away); Buckingham County / Fluvanna County (approx. 1.4 miles away); Bremo (approx. 1.9 miles away); Arvonia (approx. 2.3 miles away); a different marker also named Carter G. Woodson (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Canton.

More about this marker. On the left are two photos with the captions:
"(Top Left) The Negro History Bulletin, a monthly publication founded by Dr. Woodson in 1937."
"(Bottom Left) Carter G. Woodson, young college graduate."

On the right is a photo of "(Above) Dr. Carter G. Woodson."

Magazine cover and graduation photo courtesy of Virginia State University Archives

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. New Marker At This Location also titled "Carter G. Woodson Birthplace".

Also see . . .
1. Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trail. Virginia's Retreat (Submitted on June 7, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

Dr. Carter G. Woodson image. Click for full size.

3. Dr. Carter G. Woodson

2. Carter G. Woodson. The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (Submitted on June 7, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

Carter G. Woodson Birthplace Site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 6, 2010

4. Carter G. Woodson Birthplace Site

Carter G. Woodson Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 6, 2010

5. Carter G. Woodson Plaque

Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trail® Map image. Click for full size.

6. Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trail® Map

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2. Carver-Price School
3. Education in 1800's Rural Virginia

Buckingham County
4. One-Room Schoolhouse
5. Carter G. Woodson Birthplace

Cumberland County
6. Hamilton High School
7. Rosenwald School at Cartersville
8. Jackson Davis

Amelia County
9. Russell Grove Presbyterian Church and School
10. Mrs. Samantha Jane Neil

Chesterfield County
11. Virginia State University

Petersburg
12. Earliest Known Public High School for African Americans in Virginia
13. McKenney Library
14. The Peabody-Williams School

Dinwiddie County
15. Southside Virginia Training Center
16. Rocky Branch School
17. Early Education in Dinwiddie County

Nottoway County
18. Blackstone Female Institute
19. Mt. Nebo Church
20. Ingleside Training Institute

Lunenburg County
21. The People's Community Center
22. St. Matthew's Lutheran Church Christian Day School

Prince Edward County
23. Prince Edward County Public Schools
24. R. R. Moton High School
25. Farmville Female Seminary Association
26. First Baptist Church
27. Beulah AME Church
28. Hampden-Sydney College

Charlotte County
29. Southside Virginia Community College - John H. Daniel Campus
30. Charlotte County Library
31. Salem School

Halifax County
32. Meadville Community Center
33. Mary M. Bethune High School
34. Washington-Coleman Elementary School
35. Mizpah Church

Mecklenburg County
36. Thyne Institute
37. Boydton Academic and Bible Institute

Brunswick County
38. Southside Virginia Community College - Christanna Campus
39. Saint Paul's College
40. Hospital and School of the Good Shepherd
41. Fort Christanna

Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 7, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,939 times since then and 143 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 7, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.