Frederick Douglass Home Reopens July 4
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site 1411 W St. SE, Washington, DC, United States“Meet the Candidates” Forum
Virtual via ZoomJoin us online where ASALH members and candidates can meet, July 6th from 7-9pm EST. This event will be hosted by David Walton via Zoom. Members will receive the Zoom link via email to attend these events.
“Meet the Candidates” Forum
Virtual via ZoomJoin us online where ASALH members and candidates can meet, July 7th from 7-9pm EST. This event will be hosted by David Walton via Zoom. Members will receive the Zoom link via email to attend these events.
ASALH Manhattan Branch Event: Abolition Commemoration Day
Mother AME Zion Church 140 West 137th Street, New York City, NY, United StatesAfrican American Civil Rights Network Information Session
VirtualOn Thursday, July 13th at 3:00 pm, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) and the Park History Program will host an information session on […]
PBS Books and Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to Launch Upcoming Series, ‘Visions of America’
VirtualThis new digital-first series, hosted by IMLS Director Crosby Kemper explores the people, places and stories that have contributed to the America experience today. Watch the PBS Books interview tomorrow […]
Beyond Barriers: Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Executive Order 9981
Embassy Suites by Hilton 300 Tallapoosa St, Montgomery, AL, United States
Truman Civil Rights Symposium: To Secure These Rights
Library of Congress 101 Independence Avenue SE, Washington, DC, United StatesThe Truman Civil Rights Symposium opens with a dramatic program featuring Rep. James E. Clyburn, and Judge Richard Gergel, United States District Court for the District of South Carolina and author of Unexampled Courage: The Blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard and the Awakening of President Harry S. Truman and Judge J. Waties Waring, and, Dr. Carla Hayden, 14th Librarian of Congress.
Truman Civil Rights Symposium: Black Americans in the U.S. Armed Forces
George Washington University Washington, DC, United StatesModerated by Eugene Robinson, a leading panel will explore the history of African American military service from the American Revolution through WWII.
Truman Civil Rights Symposium: The Right to Fight: Implementation and Impact of Executive Order 9981
George Washington University Washington, DC, United StatesJournalist Michele Norris leads a panel of experts as they explore President Truman’s decision to desegregate the military. What were the consequences of E.O. 9981, and how did it impact subsequent American conflicts?
Truman Civil Rights Symposium: Veteran Voices: Desegregation’s Impact on the Individual Experience
George Washington University Washington, DC, United StatesThis public program is offered in conjunction with the Truman Civil Rights Symposium, a three-day national commemoration honoring the 75th anniversary of President Truman’s executive order to desegregate the U.S. Armed Forces.
Truman Civil Rights Symposium: Evening at the National Archives
National Archives Washington, DC, United StatesThis public program is offered in conjunction with the Truman Civil Rights Symposium, a three-day national commemoration honoring the 75th anniversary of President Truman’s executive order to desegregate the U.S. Armed Forces.
Truman Civil Rights Symposium: The Future of Inclusion: Equal Opportunity in Today’s Military – and Tomorrow’s
National Museum of African American History and Culture Washington, DC, United StatesModerated by Theodore “Ted” R. Johnson, the final program of the Truman Civil Rights Symposium looks ahead to ask where we are going as a nation pledged to human rights and equality, in light of the history of E.O. 9981 and the experiences of African American veterans.
ASALH Martha’s Vineyard Branch 7th Annual Black and White Fundraiser: Portraits of Leadership
Farm Neck Golf Club 1 Farm Neck Way, Oak Bluffs, MA, United StatesASALH Martha's Vineyard branch presents our 7th annual Black and White Fundraiser at Farm Neck Golf Club, 1 Farm Neck Way, Oak Bluffs, MA, on August 2nd, 2023, at 9:00 […]
ASALH St. Petersburg Branch Freedom School Closing Ceremony
The Dr. Carter Woodson African American Museum of Florida 2240 9th Ave S, St. Petersburg, FL, United States“We the People, A Summer Celebration” Memorialization at James Madison’s Montpelier – Montpelier Descendants Committee and Montpelier Foundation
Virtual via YouTubeJoin The Montpelier Foundation and the Montpelier Descendants Committee at James Madison's Montpelier for the Memorialization Project generously funded by the Mellon Foundation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdrTG9h4nj0
The Martha’s Vineyard Breakfast Club and Black History Symposium
The Mariposa Museum 57 Circuit Avenue, Oak Bluffs, MA, United StatesNPS Advisory Board Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to Existing NHL Designation Carter G Woodson House
Stuart Lee Udall Department of the Interior Building 1849 C St. NW, Washington, DC, United StatesIn accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the National Park Service (NPS) is hereby giving notice that the National Park System Advisory Board (Board) will meet as noted below. The NPS will meet to consider a Proposed Amendment to Existing NHL Designations: District of Columbia CARTER G. WOODSON HOUSE (updated documentation), Washington, […]
The Martha’s Vineyard Breakfast Club and Black History Symposium
The Mariposa Museum 57 Circuit Avenue, Oak Bluffs, MA, United StatesNPS Advisory Board Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to Existing NHL Designation Carter G Woodson House
Stuart Lee Udall Department of the Interior Building 1849 C St. NW, Washington, DC, United StatesIn accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the National Park Service (NPS) is hereby giving notice that the National Park System Advisory Board (Board) will meet as noted below. The NPS will meet to consider a Proposed Amendment to Existing NHL Designations: District of Columbia CARTER G. WOODSON HOUSE (updated documentation), Washington, […]
Visions of America
Celebrating America 250 Unfinished Revolutions through Visions of America All stories, all people, all places. Presented by IMLS 250, PBS BOOKS, and ASALH Virtual Conversation A tribute to the 75th Anniversary of the Desegregation of the Armed Forces Featuring: Matthew Delmont, Ph.D., Jeffery Sammons, Ph.D., BGen Terry V. Williams Moderated by IMLS Director […]
PBS Books and Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to Launch Upcoming Series, ‘Visions of America’
VirtualThis new digital-first series, hosted by IMLS Director Crosby Kemper explores the people, places and stories that have contributed to the America experience today. Watch the PBS Books interview tomorrow at PBSBooks.org or on the PBS Books Facebook or YouTube PBS Books is partnering with the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), a federal government cultural grant-making […]
Special Event: African Landing Memorial-Meet the Sculptor-A Community Presentation: Brain Owens
Fort Monroe Visitor & Education Center 30 Ingalls Rd, Fort Monroe, VA, United StatesJoin us as we welcome back Brian Owens to Hampton Roads. Brian will be here to present an update of his work on the African Landing Memorial. Reservations are required to attend this in person presentation. Reserve your free ticket here. Can’t make it in person, the program will also be available on Facebook Live here.
63rd Commemoration of the Jacksonville Youth Council NAACP
Jessie Ball duPont Center Jacksonville, FL, United StatesYou Are Invited The 2023 Key West Annual Community Observance of the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
Key West African Cemetery 1074-94 Atlantic Boulevard, Key West, FL, United StatesASALH Huntington Tri-State Branch HLC Lecture
Marshall University Drinko Library Huntington, WV, United StatesBurnis R. Morris The Office of Academic Affairs has announced the inaugural lecture for the second year of Marshall’s Higher Learning Commission Quality Initiative. Burnis R. Morris, Marshall University’s Carter G. Woodson Professor of Journalism and Mass Communications, will give a reading/presentation from his book, Carter G. Woodson: History, the Black Press, and Public Relations. […]
Rosedale Remembered: A Commemoration of Shame and Commitment to Change
Heritage Discovery Center Broad St, Johnstown, PA, United StatesSeptember 7, 1923, Johnstown's mayor gave every African American and Mexican immigrant who had lived in the city less than seven years 24 hours to leave. About 2,000 people were uprooted.
Founders Day – ASALH’s 108th And Martha’s Vineyard Branch’s 21st
Oak Bluffs Public Library 56R School Street, Oak Bluffs, MA, United StatesSAVE THE DATE Saturday, September 9, 2023 1:00pm EST Spend an Afternoon with Award Winning Author and Poet Jennifer Smith Turner Hosted by Martha’s Vineyard Branch of ASALH At the Oak Bluffs Public Library Experience the Joy of Buying Her Autographed Books We will Celebrate ASALH’s 108th and Martha’s Vineyard Branch’s 21st Founders […]
Powerful Exhibit Opening Soon at BCRI!
16th Street Baptist Church 1530 6th Avenue North, Birmingham, AL, United StatesWhat's Happening Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, 16th Street Baptist Church, the University of Illinois Center for Children’s Books, Birmingham Public Library, the Hoover Public Library, The Morgan Project, Make it Happen Children’s Theater, Sloss Furnaces, the Footsoldiers Headquarters, the National Park Foundation, The Ballard House Project, and many more are […]
ASALH Charles A. Brown-Birmingham Branch Event: Birmingham 1963-2023: Commemorating 60 Years of Remembrance & Reconciliation Featuring Dr. Eddie Glaude, Jr.
16th Street Baptist Church 1530 6th Avenue North, Birmingham, AL, United States
Training for Conference Attendees and Presenters
Virtual via ZoomTraining Conference attendees and presenters (chair, commentator, panelists, etc.) training will take place on Thursday, September 14th at 7 p.m. EST. The training will be recorded and will be accessible after the training on ASALH TV. Additionally, you can view videos created for the 2020 and 2021 conferences on this webpage that will be helpful […]
September National Branch Membership Meeting
Virtual via ZoomGeneral Meeting
OASC LA 2023 Founders’ Event: Rediscovering the Black Resource Center at the AC Bilbrew Library
The AC Bilbrew Library 150 E El Segundo Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesASALH Greater Kansas City Black History Study Group Branch Founder’s Day Program
National World War I Museum and Memorial 2 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, MO, United StatesNational Branch Workshop [Virtual]
Virtual via Zoom
SAVE THE DATE: Annual Branch Meeting
VirtualAll ASALH members are invited to attend the Annual Branch Workshop. The Zoom information will be emailed to all current members. If you are a current member and have not received this information by Thursday, September 14 at 12 noon, please email [email protected]. Branch presidents are asked to make sure their members receive this information.