Browsing: Woodson died from a sudden heart attack. He was 74 years old. Every year there are many visitors to his burial site at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery in Suitland

       Dr. Carter G. Woodson’s creation of Negro [Black] History Week in February 1926, became celebrated with parades, banquets, speeches and exhibits across Black America. In 1970, the Black students and educators at Kent State University in Ohio promoted the occasion to celebrate the whole month of February. Since 1976, U. S. presidents have designated February as Black History Month.