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1915
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September 9 - ASALH founded as Association for
the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH) in
Chicago, Illinois at the Walbash Y.M.C.A.
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October 2 - ASNLH incorporated in Washington,
DC. by Carter Woodson, John A. Bigham & Jesse E.
Moorland.
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1916
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Journal of Negro History first published.
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1921
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Woodson establishes Associated Publishers.
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1926
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Woodson launches first Negro History Week.
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1933
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Woodson publishes The Mis-Education of the Negro
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1937
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Negro History Bulletin is established.
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1950
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Woodson passes away on April 3rd.
Prof. Rayford Logan of Howard University becomes
Executive Director of the Association.
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1965
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At 74, Charles Wesley returns to Washington and
becomes Executive Director of the Association,
marking the beginning of the ASNLH Renaissance.
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1970
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Carter G. Woodson Building, headquarters of the
Association, opens in Washington, DC.
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1972
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ASNLH changes its name to the Association for the
Study of Afro-American Life and History (ASALH).
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1976
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Association changes Negro History Week Celebration
to Black History Month.
Woodson Home designated a National Historic
Landmark.
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2003
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Congress passes legislation authorizing the Woodson
Home to be established as a National Historic Site
within the National Park System.
Sylvia Cyrus becomes ASALH Executive Director.
ASALH office moves to the Howard Univeristy
campus.
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2006
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February 27, the National Parks Service adds the
Woodson Home Site as the 389th site in their
inventory.
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2008
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in 1921, lost for 80 years, ASALH publishes the
book as a limited leather-bound edition.
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