WOODSON BAILEY: Obviously, I was like, who the heck is that? I've never met that man.ĭIRKS: As he got older, Brett came to understand he was descended from the father of Black history.
She was like, you are the descendant of a very famous historical figure.ĭIRKS: His great-great-great-uncle was Carter G.
SANDHYA DIRKS, BYLINE: When he was in middle school, Brett Woodson Bailey's mom sat him down.īRETT WOODSON BAILEY: 'Cause my mom made a big deal about it, like, when she told me. NPR's Sandhya Dirks has this story about some of Woodson's descendants and how they've come together in an unexpected way. And the man who laid the foundations of this celebration is Carter G.
