The Unhidden Black History of the New River Gorge
Exploring the ruins of Nuttallburg, West Virginia
On a visit to the New River Gorge National Park, I hiked through the preserved ruins of the community in which historian Carter Godwin Woodson spent his formative years. Known as the “Father of Black History”, he worked as a coal miner in the town of Nuttallburg, West Virginia. Just a few miles from the visitor center, down a very step narrow road, are the remaining structures in which Woodson likely worked as a young man, as well as the schoolhouse where he first taught Black students.
Read more at https://joytripproject.com/2023/11/the-unhidden-black-history-of-the-new-river-gorge/
The Unhidden Black History Project is supported through an Explorer’s Grant from the National Geographic Society in partnership with the National Park Service. Transportation is provided by Volkswagen of America
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