Carter G. Woodson, who is credited with the creation of Negro History Week in 1926, the precursor to what evolved into Black History Month. Courtesy of the New River Gorge National River website, National Park Service, Department of the Interior, United States Government. This formal portrait shows Woodson in profile, wearing a suit and bow tie, typical of early 20th-century studio photography. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_History_Month#/media/File:Carter_G_Woodson_portrait.jpg