There is a persistent false perception that the humanities PhD is primarily a training program for future university faculty researchers. In reality, PhDs in the humanities and interpretive social sciences have meaningful careers in...
On May 17, 1954, the United States Supreme Court ruled in the Brown v. Board Education of Topeka case that racially segregated schools were unconstitutional.
Seventy years ago, the Supreme Court delivered a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education that outlawed racial segregation in our Nation’s public schools, finding that “separate but equal” is “inherently unequal.”
Pamela Reese Smith is the definition of having a green thumb. She transformed her backyard in the city of Rochester into an urban oasis.
On Monday, May 6, 2024, William Jewell College dedicated a Freedom Walk, one of several ways Jewell’s Racial Reconciliation Commission is telling a fuller and more accurate history of the College founded in 1849.
To Mrs. Elnora Lewis, May 16, 2024 On behalf of ASALH President, Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney and the Executive Council I would like to extend our sincere condolences to the
Dr. Reginald E. Vance
In recent years, conservative lawmakers have sought to limit how public schools teach race and history. To combat those efforts, community groups are stepping in to fill the void.
In recognition of his exceptional contributions to the National Archives and Records Administration’s (NARA) strategic goals and mission, NARA archivist, historian, and author Dr. Walter B. Hill, Jr., will be
