President Barack Obama presents NBA champion and human rights advocate Bill Russell the Medal of Freedom on Feb. 15, 2011. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Howard Manly, The Conversation As the father of Black history, Carter G. Woodson had a simple goal – to legitimize the study of African American history and culture. To that end, … Continued

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