Unity celebration held in honor of Woodson
Published 3:43 pm Friday, April 15, 2022
Carter G. Woodson
Above are some of the members of the Buckingham Unity Action Team.
Buckingham Branch of the NAACP President Cheryl White and Vice President Joyce Gooden.
Buckingham County High School Senior Jaylen Anderson who is a descendant of Dr. Woodson.
Historian and Author Charles White speaking on Dr. Woodson.
Buckingham County Administrator Karl Cater, Board of Supervisor Member Rev. Joe Chambers and Chairman of the Board of Supervisors Jordan Miles.
Teachers celebrating with Joyce Gregory Booker, in the pink hat, who is retiring in June after 45 years of service.
Principal Browning with two of her students as they presented essays written about Dr. Woodson.
Miguel and Rev. Joseph Patterson - Miguel is one of the members of Kings Nation Christian rap group and Joseph is the President of Straight Street.
Buckingham Board of Supervisors member Rev. Joe Chambers and Spencer Adams.
Jordan Miles, Sue Miles, Maggie Snoddy and Lynne Henshaw
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On Saturday, April 2, a celebration was held in honor of Dr. Carter G. Woodson.
The Buckingham County Board of Supervisors, on a unanimous vote, made April 3, Dr. Carter G. Woodson Day — as that was the day he passed (Dec. 19, 1875 – April 3, 1950).
Buckingham County Administrator Karl Carter has this to say about Dr. Woodson, “Isn’t it great that we have someone from Buckingham County that is not just a local hero but a national icon. People like him are very rare, so it only makes sense we honor him for his accomplishments.”
Woodson was born and lived in New Canton just a few yards from Third Liberty Baptist Church.
The celebration held at the Historic Village at Lee Wayside was all about unity and included food, live music, games exhibits and more.
Sponsors of the event were the Buckingham Unity Action Team, Historic Buckingham Inc., NAACP, Buckingham African American Life and History Society, Straight Street and Forward 2020.
