The Nominating Committee shall plan the orientation meeting for new board members which should take place during the September meeting of the Executive Council. Final committee reports must be submitted to the President and Secretary within 15 business days of the Executive Council meeting and the Secretary will send out those reports within 10 business […]
President’s Report of activity of the EC (page 5) The secretary shall prepare the minutes from the previous meeting for approval
The Chair of the Nominating Committee shall introduce the new board members at the Executive Council meeting, the General Membership meeting, and the Branch Workshop meeting. Final committee reports must be submitted to the President and Secretary within 15 business days of the Executive Council meeting and the Secretary will send out those reports within […]
110th Annual Conference September 24-28th, 2025 Use the form below to sign up for ASALH emails to stay updated about the conference.
Chair: Nishani Frazier, Miami University of Ohio. Presenter: John Goncalves, North Carolina State University. Presenter: Liam McCandless, North Carolina State University. Presenter: Katie Boatner, North Carolina State University, Public History.
Chair: Erick Jackson, Northern Kentucky University. Panelist: Samuel Collins, Towson University. Panelist: Matthew Durington, Towson University. Panelist: Chayanne Marcano, Independent Researcher.
This movie documents Labor Union activist A. Philip Randolph's efforts to organize the Black Pullman porters of the Chicago Pullman Railroad Company in 1920s America.
Chair: Gerald Horne. Presenter: Brian Kwoba, University of Memphis. Presenter: Natanya P. Duncan, Queens College City University of New York. Presenter: Ula Yvette Taylor, University of California Berkeley. Presenter: Charisse Burden-Stelly.
Moderator: Cinthya Neal Spence, Spelman College. Presenter: Nafeesa H. Muhammad, Spelman College. Presenter: Vincent Willis, New College of Florida. Presenter: Mahaliah A. Little, Spelman College. Presenter: Maurice Hobson, Georgia State […]
Thursday Luncheon Speaker is Dr. Edda Fields Black, Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in History for her work Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom During the Civil […]
Moderator: Ashley Howard, University of Iowa. Panelist: Charisse Burden-Stelly, Wayne State University. Panelist: Gerald Horne. Panelist: Akinyele Umoja, Georgia State University African American Studies. Panelist: Joy James, Williams College.
Presenter: Karsonya Wise Whitehead, Loyola University. Panelist: Daryl Michael Scott, Former ASALH National President More speakers to follow!
The Pruitt-Igoe Myth explores the rise & fall of the titular housing complex in St. Louis, examining racism & gov. Policies through interviews with former residents & historical footage. Ft […]
Chair: Cinnamon Williams, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Presenter: Candice Merritt, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Presenter: Beatrice J Adams. Presenter: Olivia Johnson, Emory University.
Online Event | September 25, 2025 | 6:00 p.m. EST | Registration Required | Free A new research study, commissioned by the National Park Service and titled "Black History at the […]
Live Digital Event | September 25, 2025 | 6:00 p.m. EST Join the authors of Black History at the Vassall Estate for a virtual presentation on Thursday, September 25, 2025, from 6:00–7:00 pm ET. They’ll introduce the study, highlight key findings, and offer a behind-the-scenes look at their research and writing process. This free program […]
While filming a documentary in Mississippi in 1965, Frank De Felitta forever changed the life of an African-American waiter and his family. In 2011, Frank’s son returns to the Delta […]
Online via Zoom | September 25, 2025 | 6:30 p.m. EST | Free and Open to the Public Please join the Women's and Gender Studies M.A. Program on Thursday, September 25, at 6:30 PM EST on Zoom for our Open House! Prospective students are encouraged to attend this virtual open house to hear from current students, faculty, and our staff about the program. Attendees […]
An African-American man working at a slaughterhouse in the Watts area of Los Angeles leads a dissatisfied and listless existence.
