Weaving African American History and Culture into Your Youth Programs
Free workshop for educators in Savannah focused on integrating African American history and culture into youth programs, inspired by the NAACP Freedom School model.
Upper School History Teacher at Buckingham Browne and Nichols School
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School is seeking a full-time Upper School History teacher to teach four sections of Upper School History, including African-American History and either Macroeconomics, U.S. History, or Global History.
ASALH Freedom Schools at the Historic Mother Bethel AME Church in Philadelphia
Register today! Mother Bethel Freedom School opens enrollment for a 10-week course empowering adults to study and discuss African American history.
Remembering Heroism 80 Years Later: The Protest that Made Virginia Key Beach Happen
On May 9, 1945, a small group of Black Miamians risked arrest in a courageous protest demanding a beach for the Black community—an act of civil disobedience that led to the creation of Virginia...
War On History
Dr. David A. Canton, Director of African American Studies at the University of Florida, critiques President Trump’s 2025 executive order to "restore truth" to American history. The order seeks to promote a "patriotic" version...
Norton Introduces Resolution Commemorating Historic Escape Attempt by Slaves in D.C. on Ship
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) has introduced a resolution honoring the 1848 slave escape aboard the schooner Pearl—the largest known escape of enslaved people in American history. Norton called the daring...
Black History Month Letter to the ASALH Membership and Friends from the President’s Desk
ASALH will celebrate the return of our annual in-person Black History Month Luncheon on Saturday, February 24th, 2024 at the Westin Washington, DC Downtown