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"Carter G. Woodson was born ten years after the end of the Civil War, to parents who had both been enslaved. Their stories were not the ones written about in history books, but Carter learned them and kept them in his heart. Carter's father could not read or write, but he believed in being an informed citizen. So Carter read the newspaper to him every day, and from this practice, he learned about the world and how to find out what he didn't know....
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Highlights the life and legacy of Arturo Schomburg who worked during the Harlem Renaissance to raise awareness of Afro-Latin American and African American achievements and the contributions they made to society. Includes a timeline.