The Hidden Woodson Legacy

The history books completely buried the dark origin story of one of the most powerful

names in Black America. You need to understand that there are two distinct Woodson families in this

country, and that distinction is not an accident. It is a roadmap of survival,

violence, and ultimate triumph that traditional education refuses to touch.

Let’s keep it real about the lineage. The first branch of the Woodson name comes from early

white settlers in Virginia, the people who owned the plantations. The second branch,

the Black Woodsons, exists because of what happened on those plantations. This wasn't a choice.

It was the result of enslaved women being violated by enslavers. The children born