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The Association for the Study of African American Life and
History (ASALH) is soliciting papers and panels for its upcoming
95th Annual Convention. This year’s conference theme is: “The
History of Black Economic Empowerment.” Although the
program committee welcomes papers and panels on any aspect
of African and African American history and culture, special
preference will be given to submissions directly related to this
year’s theme.
Using a wide variety of disciplines, this year’s conference seeks
to explore many important aspects of African American
economic life historically. Although the majority of peoples of
African descent in the Americas were enslaved laborers until the
1880s, even under the various colonial and national regimes
African Americans transferred many of their economic institutions
and practices from Africa to the New World, and adaptations
were made in the new economic and political environment.
During the era of slavery collective economic activities in South
America and the Caribbean such as the creation of African
markets were pursued to supplement the often meager provisions
offered by slaveholders. With emancipation beginning in the
British West Indies in the 1830s, African peoples acquired small
parcels of land that were used for economic advancement. The
conference plans to explore the economic practices and
institutions developed by African Americans making the transition
from slavery to freedom.
In the post-emancipation years, African Americans developed a
wide variety of capitalistic and cooperative economic activities. In
addition to the huge increase in property ownership between the
1860s and early 1900s, African American entrepreneurs and
businesses emerged and many prospered providing goods and
services to the separate African American market. Papers
providing scholarly analyses of the emergence of black
businesses and entrepreneurs will be given particular attention.
Institutions formed to assist and improve the economic conditions
for black workers in various parts of the country will also be
examined. This year marks the centennial of the National Urban
League and we plan to explore its role in advancing the economic
circumstances for black workers and migrants to urban areas in
the United States.
Given the recent changes in the global economy, papers offering
comparative and/or interdisciplinary analyses of the impact of the
larger political economy on African American economic life in the
past and currently are particularly welcome.
The deadline for the submission of paper and panel
proposals is 30 April 2010. Proposals should be submitted
electronically and should include: Title of paper or panel, author
(s) and affiliation(s), an abstract of paper or panel of 200-250
words, and all contact information. Proposals should be
submitted to: http://www.asalh.org/callforpapers.html
Academic Program Chair, Carlton E. Wilson, at cwilson@nccu.
edu.
History (ASALH) is soliciting papers and panels for its upcoming
95th Annual Convention. This year’s conference theme is: “The
History of Black Economic Empowerment.” Although the
program committee welcomes papers and panels on any aspect
of African and African American history and culture, special
preference will be given to submissions directly related to this
year’s theme.
Using a wide variety of disciplines, this year’s conference seeks
to explore many important aspects of African American
economic life historically. Although the majority of peoples of
African descent in the Americas were enslaved laborers until the
1880s, even under the various colonial and national regimes
African Americans transferred many of their economic institutions
and practices from Africa to the New World, and adaptations
were made in the new economic and political environment.
During the era of slavery collective economic activities in South
America and the Caribbean such as the creation of African
markets were pursued to supplement the often meager provisions
offered by slaveholders. With emancipation beginning in the
British West Indies in the 1830s, African peoples acquired small
parcels of land that were used for economic advancement. The
conference plans to explore the economic practices and
institutions developed by African Americans making the transition
from slavery to freedom.
In the post-emancipation years, African Americans developed a
wide variety of capitalistic and cooperative economic activities. In
addition to the huge increase in property ownership between the
1860s and early 1900s, African American entrepreneurs and
businesses emerged and many prospered providing goods and
services to the separate African American market. Papers
providing scholarly analyses of the emergence of black
businesses and entrepreneurs will be given particular attention.
Institutions formed to assist and improve the economic conditions
for black workers in various parts of the country will also be
examined. This year marks the centennial of the National Urban
League and we plan to explore its role in advancing the economic
circumstances for black workers and migrants to urban areas in
the United States.
Given the recent changes in the global economy, papers offering
comparative and/or interdisciplinary analyses of the impact of the
larger political economy on African American economic life in the
past and currently are particularly welcome.
The deadline for the submission of paper and panel
proposals is 30 April 2010. Proposals should be submitted
electronically and should include: Title of paper or panel, author
(s) and affiliation(s), an abstract of paper or panel of 200-250
words, and all contact information. Proposals should be
submitted to: http://www.asalh.org/callforpapers.html
Academic Program Chair, Carlton E. Wilson, at cwilson@nccu.
edu.
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| 95th Annual ASALH Convention Raleigh, NC September 29 - October 3, 2010 |
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