By: Shelby E. Lockhart  “No man knows what he can do until he tries” (Woodson).  Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson was born on December 19, 1875 in New Canton, Virginia. Being the scholarly individual he was, Woodson obtained his BLit from Berea College, both a BA and MA from the University of Chicago. There he would become a member of the first black professional fraternity, Sigma … Continue reading The Father of Black History