Black historians

Carter G. Woodson is referred to as the “Father of Black History,” a fitting title considering his life’s work. The historian and author’s impact still resonates in modern times, so its worth taking a look back at his influential life on the last day of Black History Month. Woodson was born December 19, 1875 in […]

  Harvard Law and History Professor Annette Gordon-Reed made history on April 20, 2009 by becoming the first Black person to win the coveted Pulitzer Prize for History. Gordon-Reed’s research on the relationship between President Thomas Jefferson and his slave Sally Hemings changed the historical context of the pair’s long-rumored union. A native of Livingston, […]

  Dr. Darlene Clark Hine is a pioneer in the study of African-American history and the role of women within that narrative. But despite her standing as a leading scholar on Black women, that specialty came about almost by accident. Hine was born February 7, 1957 in Morley, Mo. She attended Roosevelt University for her […]

Historian Taylor Branch has written several books, including a trilogy on Dr. King that begins with “Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-1963,” which won the Pulitzer Prize and “The King Years: Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement” released earlier this year. His essay “Remembering the March” was excerpted in USA Today. […]