Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Landmark Nomination (Updated Documentation)
Wiley AN, McQuirter M, Higginbotham EB. 2023. Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Landmark Nomination (Updated Documentation). National Historic Landmark Nominations. 76002135_NHL. National Park Service. Washington, DC
This document is updated National Historic Landmark (NHL) documentation for the Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Landmark in Washington, DC, . The updated NHL nomination for the Carter G. Woodson Home documents its national significance under NHL Criterion 2 for its close and longstanding association with the life and work of Carter G. Woodson, who made exceptional contributions to American history. It was the office home from which Woodson developed, promulgated, and sustained the idea of Black history. The property also meets NHL Criterion 3 because it demonstrates and has come to symbolize Americans’ faith in education as a central tool in combatting racism and all forms of discrimination, and in achieving true freedom and racial equality. The period of national significance is 1922 -1950.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Wiley, Amber; McQuirter, Marya; Higginbotham, Evelyn
- Date of Issue
- 2023-12-11
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Keywords
- DC Association for the Study of African American Life and History ASALH Black history, National Historic Landmark Carter G. Woodson Washington