The Atlantic slave trade
In the United States, slaves were subject to sale at any time, to anyone and on such…
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The critical role of education in the history of African Americans, Part 2
Students and teachers at the Noble Hill School in Cassville, Ga., in 1925. BY JENNIFER…
The critical role of education in the history of African Americans, Part l
As a young enslaved boy in Baltimore, Frederick Douglass bartered pieces of bread for…
The Fort Pillow Massacre of black Union troops in 1864
Fort Pillow Massacre as depicted by “Harper’s Weekly,” April 1864. BY…
From Reconstruction Amendments to the present day pursuit of democracy
In 1944, the Detroit chapter of the NAACP held a mock-funeral for Jim Crow BY…
The history and importance of historically black colleges and universities
Spelman College (1881) BY JACQUELINE HUBBARD, ASALH, President The overwhelming majority…
Justice Thurgood Marshall: A lion of the law
BY ATTY. JACQUELINE HUBBARD, ASALH President Thoroughgood Marshall was born in Baltimore…
Plessy v. Ferguson: The beginning of Jim Crow
By Jacqueline Hubbard After Reconstruction, the United States Supreme Court on May 18,…
President Ulysses S. Grant: A friend of Reconstruction
The first black senator and representatives in the 41st and 42ndCongress of the United…
Silenced voices: From lynchings of the past to mass incarcerations of toda
The lynching of Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith, 1930 By Jennifer Gamble-Theard To…
Voting restrictions upheld by Supreme Court
BY Attorney Jacqueline Hubbard, ASALH President The American Civil Liberties Union…
Who needs history?
BY JENNIFER GAMBLE-THEARD, ASALH Historian Why is history important? Some may feel that…
Black higher education after the Civil War
In “From Slavery to Freedom: A History of Negro Americans,” initially published in…
The 54th Colored Volunteer Infantry of Massachusetts: Heroes of the Civil War
The 54th Colored Volunteer Massachusetts Regiment was one of the first official black…
Black Wall Street: A legacy of success, part 3
The Greenwood District in Tulsa, Okla., grew into the most famous and prosperous black…
ASALH 4th annual celebration of black history
BY FRANK DROUZAS, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG –Last month, the St. Petersburg Branch…
Celebrating Black History Month with ASALH
By Jennifer Gamble-Theard Black history month is a time when people of African ancestry…
ASALH celebrates black history
BY RAVEN JOY SHONEL, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – Cultural anthropologist and…