The major challenge that President Ford face involved former  President Nixon. He had resigned in the midst of the Watergate  scandal and President Ford pardoned him for any â¦ crimes he may have  committed.n exchange for food he would read to other blacks who could not read. He was the founder of Black â¦ History Month. He became a teacher and Pricipal at Fredrick Douglas High School. Woodson also wrote a book about black history. He also taught in countries like Asia and Europe. He was born in Virginia in 1875.