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November 7, 2020

ASALH President on This Historic Day

The Association for the Study of African American Life and History marks this historic day of November 7, 2020 in the life of our nation—this day announcing the President-elect Joseph Biden and his...

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October 15, 2020

#WHUTtv – Free Season Premier of Finding Your Roots

A FREE community Season Preview and panel discussion of  FINDING YOUR ROOTS Season 6

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September 28, 2020

The Vote: A Call to Action with Dr. Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham

As we close our Virtual Conference, our National President, Dr. Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, will reflect on our commemoration of the sesquicentennial of the Fifteenth Amendment and the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment. During...

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The HistoryMakers 20@2020: 20 Days and 20 Nights Virtual Celebration and Convening

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Athens, Georgia, Branch, Carter G. Woodson’s Birthday

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James Weldon Johnson Branch – Dr. Carter G. Woodson’s Birthday Celebration, Jacksonville, Florida

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“The problem of inequality is central to the history of black education.”

ASALH President, Dr. Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham

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VIDEO: ASALH Mourns the Passing of Congressman John Lewis & Rev. C.T. Vivian

The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) joins with the world in mourning the...

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