During World War I, a poor black Southerner travels north to Chicago to get work in the city’s slaughterhouses, where he becomes embroiled in the organized labor movement.
Presenter: Chelsea Birchmier. Presenter: O. Jennifer Dixon-McKnight, Winthrop University. Presenter: Darius Caleb Smith. Presenter: Jonathan Dayan. Presenter: Erleen Ellis, The University of New Orleans.
Saturday Woodson Luncheon Speakers are Maurice J. Hobson, Eddie R. Cole, Jim C. Harper II, and Derrick P. Alridge, authors of the book With Faith in God and Heart and Mind: A History of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Topic for the Luncheon Talk: "An Unusual Emphasis on Scholarship: Carter G. Woodson. Omega Psi Phi, and […]
Finally Got the News! (1970) The League of Revolutionary Black Workers (57 min) A deep dive into the philosophy and organizing strategy of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers during […]
Chair: Quito Swan, The George Washington University. Presenter: Adisa Vera L. Beatty, Independent Scholar. Presenter: Alhaji Conteh, Hunter College-CUNY. Presenter: Kimberly Monroe, Trinity Washington University. Presenter: Latif Ashanti Tarik, Elizabeth City State University.
Moderator: Karsonya Wise Whitehead, Loyola University Moderator: Kimberle Crenshaw, AAPF
The film explores and celebrates the lesser-known life of a Mississippi sharecropper-turned-human-rights-activist and one of the Civil Rights Movement’s greatest leaders. Throughout the 1960s, Fannie Lou Hamer established a legacy […]
Executive Council Meeting Thursday, November 20, 2025 7:30 p.m. EST This meeting will be held online via Zoom. Access will be provided to ASALH members who request it. Requests to observe the meeting must be made using this form. The Zoom info will be emailed to all members who RSVP by November 20th at 12 […]
The 99th Annual Black History Month Luncheon will be held on February 22, 2025 in Washington, DC
111th ASALH Annual Conference September 23-27, 2026 9:00 a.m EST/8:00 a.m. CST The 111th ASALH Annual Conference will take place from September 23 to 27, 2026.
113th Annual Conference September 20-24, 2028 9:00 a.m. EST/8:00 a.m. CST The ASALH 113th Annual Conference will take place from September 20 to 24, 2028.
