This is not a celebratory overview, but a grounded examination of how Black history was erased, misrepresented, and pushed to the margins and why documenting it became necessary Centering the work of Carter G. Woodson, this episode traces the origins of Negro History Week and its later recognition by the United States government, while confronting how history becomes easier to manage once it is sanitized. From the lived realities of enslaved women and children to the systems of labor and punishment that shaped daily survival, this episode lays the foundation for what Black Ivory Roots is committed to doing: recording what was never meant to survive. This is not about guilt. It is about accuracy.