PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
COVER: August Wilson Mural by Kyle Holbrook. ARTWORKS (FROM TOP): “A Gift to the Hill District” by James "Yaya" Hough; “Braids of Hope” mural in Hazelwood; John Lewis Mural by Kyle Holbrook.
WELCOME FROM THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Dear Conference Participants,
The Academic Program Committee Welcomes you to Pittsburgh for ASALH’s 109th Annual Meeting! This marks our third visit to Pittsburgh in the 21st century. Twenty years ago, in 2004, Pittsburgh witnessed our new conference with three major luncheons, a night out, a poetry slam, to name a few events. It was also our first time implementing online registration. We forged lasting relationships with the Heinz Museum, the University of Pittsburgh, Carlow University, and Carnegie Mellon University. We are looking forward to yet another successful and memorable Pittsburgh meeting.
This year’s annual theme focuses on African Americans and the Arts. We have sessions on the growing role of Black history and culture in Hollywood productions, the recent rap beef between Kenderick Lamar and Drake, and a number of Hines-Horne Book Roundtables on important scholars and their works The ASALH Film Festival began in Pittsburgh, and we will focus on the works and life of August Wilson, our celebrated playwright A special highlight will be a guided tour of his home
We continue to focus on ASALH’s social justice agenda, especially the fight to keep or restore Black life, history, and culture in the schools and colleges of the nation. Our panels include a key session on our Freedom School Initiative.
As an organization that was part of the dawn of Black Studies in the academy, ASALH is mindful that a few of our founders and leading figures have passed away recently. The program includes sessions honoring the work and contributions of Nathan Hare, who founded the first Black Studies Department, the intellectual historian, Wilson Jeremiah Moses of Penn State University, and Bill Strickland of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
As co-chairs of the Academic Program Committee, we want to thank all the members of the committee who have contributed to the work, including the graduate students from several universities who are participating as Woodson Ambassadors A special thanks goes to Evelyn Jackson who put the program in order and the Vice President for Programs, Aaisha Haykal, who kept the process on track
Sincerely,
Daryl Michael Scott, Co-Chair Academic Program Committee
Augustus C. Wood, Co-Chair Academic Program Committee
2024 EXECUTIVE THEME SUMMARY: AFRICAN AMERICANS AND THE ARTS
African American art is infused with African, Caribbean, and the Black American lived experiences. In the fields of visual and performing arts, literature, fashion, folklore, language, film, music, architecture, culinary and other forms of cultural expression, the African American influence has been paramount African American artists have used art to preserve history and community memory as well as for empowerment. Artistic and cultural movements such as the New Negro, Black Arts, Black Renaissance, hip-hop, and Afrofuturism, have been led by people of African descent and set the standard for popular trends around the world. In 2024, we examine the varied history and life of African American arts and artisans
For centuries Western intellectuals denied or minimized the contributions of people of African descent to the arts as well as history, even as their artistry in many genres was mimicked and/or stolen. However, we can still see the unbroken chain of Black art production from antiquity to the present, from Egypt across Africa, from Europe to the New World Prior to the American Revolution, enslaved Africans of the Lowcountry began their more than a 300-year tradition of making sweetgrass baskets, revealing their visual artistry via craft
The suffering of those in bondage gave birth to the spirituals, the nation’s first contribution to music. Blues musicians such as Robert Johnson, McKinley ‘Muddy Waters’ Morganfield and Riley “BB” B King created and nurtured a style of music that became the bedrock for gospel, soul, and other still popular (and evolving) forms of music Black contributions to literature include works by poets like Phillis Wheatley, essays, autobiographies, and novels by writers such as David Walker and Maria Stewart. Black aesthetics have also been manifested through sculptors like Edmonia Lewis and painters like Henry O. Tanner.
In the 1920s and 30s, the rise of the Black Renaissance and New Negro Movement brought the Black Arts to an international stage Members of the armed forces, such as James Reese Europe, and artists such as Langston Hughes, Josephine Baker and Lois Mailou Jones brought Black culture and Black American aesthetics internationally, and Black culture began its ascent to becoming a dominant cultural movement to the world. In addition to the Harlem Renaissance, today we recognize that cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, and New Orleans also were home to many Black artists
The 1960s continued this thread through the cultural evolution known as the Black Arts Movement, where artists covered issues such as pride in one’s heritage and established art galleries and museum exhibitions to show their own work, as well as publications such as Black Art This period brought us artists such as Alvin Ailey, Judith Jamison, Amiri Baraka, Nikki Giovanni and Sonia Sanchez The movement would not have been as impactful without the influences from the broader Black world, especially the Negritude movement and the writings of Frantz Fanon.
In 1973, in the Bronx, New York Black musicians (i e DJ Kool Herc and Coke La Rock) started a new genre of music called hip-hop, which comprises five foundational elements (DJing, MCing, Graffiti, Break Dancing and Beat Boxing). Hip-hop performers also used technological equipment such as turntables, synthesizers, drum machines, and samplers to make their songs. Since then hip-hop has continued to be a pivotal force in political, social, and cultural spaces and was a medium where issues such as racial violence in the inner city, sexism, economic disinvestment and others took the forefront
The term Afrofuturism was used approximately 30 years ago in an effort to define cultural and artistic productions (music, literature, visual arts, etc.) that imagine a future for Black people without oppressive systems, and examines how Black history and knowledge intersects with technology and science. Afrofuturist elements can be found in the music of Sun Ra, Rashan Roland Kirk, Janelle Monáe and Jimi Hendrix Other examples include sci-fi writer Octavia Butler’s novels, Marvel film Black Panther, and artists such as BritishLiberian painter Lina Iris Viktor, Kenyan-born sculptor Wangechi Mutu, and Caribbean writers and artists such as Nalo Hopkinson, and Grace Jones.
In celebrating the entire history of African Americans and the arts, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) puts into the national spotlight the richness of the past and present with an eye towards what the rest of the twenty-first century will bring. ASALH dedicates its 98th Annual Black History Theme to African Americans and the arts.
ABOUT ASALH
OUR VISION
The vision of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History is to be the premier Black Heritage learned society with a strong network of national and international branches and partners whose diverse and inclusive membership will continue the Woodson legacy.
OUR MISSION
The mission of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH®) is to promote, research, preserve, interpret, and disseminate information about Black life, history, and culture to the global community
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The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH®) is headquartered in Washington, D.C., at 301 Rhode Island Ave, NW in Washington, DC The Association operates as local, state, and international branches promoting greater knowledge of African American history through education, research, and publishing programs.
FROM TOP TO BOTTOM: Portrait of Dr. Carter G. Woodson, ca. 1915; Unidentified man (far left), William Brewer, H. Council Trenholm, Sr., Helen Edmonds, Martin Luther King, Jr., L.D. Reddick and Charles Wesley attended the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History Annual Meeting in Montgomery, Alabama in 1957; Mary McLeod Bethune, Lucy Harth Smith, and Dr Carter G Woodson at ASALH's Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois in 1940; Committee in charge of the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, 1935 Dr Carter G Woodson is sitting to the far left, Vivian G. Harsh is sitting in the center (white blouse)
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ASALH FORMER PRESIDENTS
George Cleveland Hall
Robert E Park
John R Hawkins
John Hope
Mary McLeod Bethune
Charles Harris Wesley
Lorenzo J. Greene
J Reuben Sheeler
J Rupert Picott
Andrew Brimmer
Edgar Toppin
Charles Walker Thomas
Earl E. Thorpe
Samuel L Banks
Jeanette Cascone (acting)
William Harris
Andrew Brimmer
Robert Harris, Jr
Janette Hoston Harris
Bettye J. Gardner
Edward Beasley
Samuel DuBois Cook, Sr.
Gloria Harper Dickinson
Sheila Y Flemming
John E. Fleming
James B. Stewart
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VALERIE HOLT TREASURER
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Lopez D. Matthews, Jr.
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JOURNAL OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY
FormerlytheJournalofNegroHistory
FoundedbyCarterG Woodson,January1,1916
EDITOR
BERTIS D. ENGLISH
Alabama State University
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
DERRICK P. ALRIDGE
University of Virginia, Charlottesville
ASSISTANT EDITOR
CRYSTAL R. SANDERS
Emory University
BOOK REVIEW EDITOR
MAURICE A. ROBINSON
Alabama State University
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DERRYN E. MOTEN
Alabama State University
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DAVID T. COOK
Alabama State University
JOURNAL OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY EDITORIAL BOARD
LESLIE ALEXANDER
Rutgers University
SHAWN L. ALEXANDER
University of Kansas
DAVARIAN L. BALDWIN
Trinity College
CHARISSE BURDEN-STELLY
Wayne State University
KAREN COOK BELL
Bowie State University
DENNIS C. DICKERSON
Vanderbilt University
JELANI M. FAVORS
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University of Indiana-Bloomington
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Johns Hopkins University
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Harvard University
KEVIN J. MUMFORD
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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University of Connecticut
RUSSELL RICKFORD
Cornell University
NIKKI M. TAYLOR
Howard University
ULA YVETTE TAYLOR
University of California, Berkeley
STEPHANIE J SHAW
Ohio State University
QUITO J. SWAN
George Washington University
AUGUSTUS C. WOOD
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
DARIUS J. YOUNG
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
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SEPTEMBER 26-29, 2024
Register now for the 109th Annual Meeting and Co and book exciting tours of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvani
PITTSBURGH AFRICAN A HERITAGE BUS TOUR
Thursday, September 26 | 7:00AM – 11:4
Freedom Corner/Lower Hill District, The August Wilson Hou August Wilson Park, HOPE VI Housing, Memory Lane Overlo Josh Gibson Field, Bedford Dwellings, Centre Avenue YMCA MOKA Art Gallery, Crawford Grill, Thelma Lovette YMCA, Jit Station, August Wilson Mural, Thaddeus Mosley Sculpture, House Association, and ACH Clear Pathways
SUNDAY
TOUR
August Wilson Experience - Tour of August
Wilson’s Hill District and the August Wilson Home
ember 29 | 9:00AM
y C Ellis, Wilson’s maternal niece and an American es Scholar, you will see the actual sites that erved as the setting or references for some of his he film location of “Fences” and places of st for Wilson fans and aficionados Peppered with ecdotes, Dr. Ellis will share personal and s about Wilson and his literary journey, ending the al Historic Register of Places the August Wilson eshments will be served and guests will have the r his boyhood home, which is a sight to behold!
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
ALL EVENTS ARE HOSTED AT THE OMNI WILLIAM PENN HOTEL UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. ALL TIMES ARE EST.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 EST
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM ZOOMBA FOR ALL EARLY RISERS
9:30 am - 5:00 pm EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM MARTIN DELANEY SYMPOSIUM (HEINZ HISTORY CENTER)
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM USPS KWANZAA STAMP 1ST DAY OF ISSUE CEREMONY (HEINZ HISTORY CENTER)
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM WELCOME HAPPY HOUR AT THE AUGUST WILSON CENTER
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM OPENING RECEPTION
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM ACADEMIC PROGRAM COMMITTEE MEETING
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 EST
7:00 AM - 11:45 AM PITTSBURGH AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE BUS TOUR
8:30 AM - 9:40 AM CONCURRENT SESSIONS
10:00 AM - 11:40 AM CONCURRENT SESSIONS
10:00 AM - 11:50 AM FILM FESTIVAL: THE KKK BOUTIQUE AIN’T JUST REDNECKS
12:00 PM - 1:45 PM LUNCHEON: EMERGING FRONTIERS IN PITTSBURGH’S HIGHER EDUCATION LEADERSHIP
12:00 PM - 1:45 PM PANEL SESSION: HARMONIES OF RESISTANCE
12:00 PM - 7:00 PM EXHIBITS ARE OPEN
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM FILM FESTIVAL: FINDING CHRISTA
2:00 PM - 3:40 PM FREEDOM SESSION: ASALH FREEDOM SCHOOL INITIATIVE
2:05 PM - 3:40 PM CONCURRENT SESSIONS
2:05 PM - 3:40 PM PRESIDENTIAL SESSION: THE MAKING OF THE AUGUST WILSON HOUSE
3:50 PM - 5:00 PM FILM FESTIVAL: A STRING OF PEARLS
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM AUTHORS BOOK SIGNING EVENT (EMBASSY SUITES)
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM JAAH RECEPTION (EMBASSY SUITES)
THURSDAY, CONTINUED FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 EST
PLENARY SESSION: PLACE, POLITICS, AND THE FUTURE OF BLACK PITTSBURGH HISTORY
8:45 PM - 10:00 PM ASALH FILM FESTIVAL: CAMILLE BILLOPS SHORTS FESTIVAL
8:00 AM – 6:30 PM EXHIBITS ARE OPEN
8:30 AM - 9:40 AM CONCURRENT SESSIONS
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM FILM FESTIVAL: AUGUST WILSON: THE GROUND ON WHICH I STAND
10:00 AM - 11:40 AM CONCURRENT SESSONS
FRIDAY, CONTINUED
10:00 AM - 11:40 AM KEY SESSION: MANY RIVERS TO CROSS: BRIDGING BLACK STUDIES AND BLACK THEATER AND PERFORMANCE
10:00 AM - 11:50 AM POSTER SESSIONS
12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CARTER G. WOODSON LUNCHEON: SPEAKER, DR. KIMBERLY C. ELLIS
12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CONCURRENT SESSIONS
1:30 PM - 3:50 PM FILM FESTIVAL: FENCES
2:00 PM - 3:40 PM HINE/HORNE ROUNDTABLE: AN EFFICIENT WOMENHOOD
2:05 PM - 3:40 PM CONCURRENT SESSIONS
2:05 PM - 3:40 PM PRESIDENTIAL SESSION: THE LIFE, THOUGHT, AND ACTIVISM OF WILLIAM STRICKLAND
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM PLENARY SESSION: A SOULFUL URGE: A CONVERSATION ABOUT BLACK ARTISTIC EXPRESSION IN AND BEYOND OUR NATIONAL PARKS
6:00 PM - 7:15 PM GUIDED TOUR OF AUGUST WILSON: THE WRITER'S LANDSCAPE
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM ASALH MEMBER REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY
6:15 PM - 7:00 PM AFRO-LATINX HISTORY AND AFROFUTURISM
7:30 PM - 9:45 PM FILM FESTIVAL: MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM FRIDAY NIGHT IN RECEPTION
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2024 EST
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM EXHIBITS ARE OPEN
8:30 AM - 9:40 AM CONCURRENT SESSIONS
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
FILM FESTIVAL: BLACK SCRANTON PROJECT: PRESERVING AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY IN NORTHEASTERN PA
10:00 AM - 11:40 AM CONCURRENT SESSIONS
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM FILM FESTIVAL: THE LIGHT OF TRUTH: RICHARD HUNT’S MONUMENT TO IDA B. WELLS
12:00 PM - 1:45 PM JOHN BLASSINGAME LUNCHEON
12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CONCURRENT SESSIONS
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
2:00 PM - 3:50 PM FILM FESTIVAL: TRACING OUR PATH THROUGH BRONZEVILLE
2:00 PM - 3:40 PM FREEDOM SESSION: THE ASALH FREEDOM SCHOOL PLAN
2:05 PM - 3:40 PM CONCURRENT SESSIONS
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM PLENARY SESSION: HOLLYWOOD AND BLACK HISTORIES
6:30 PM - 7:15 PM HIP HOP STUDIES AND GRAPHIC HISTORIES
7:30 PM - 10:30 PM AWARDS BANQUET SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2024 EST
8:30 AM - 11:30 AM VIP AUGUST WILSON BUS TOUR
HOTEL LOCATIONS
SESSIONS FOR THE CONFERENCE WILL BE LOCATED IN THREE BUILDINGS
THE HEINZ HISTORY CENTER
1212 SMALLMAN STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA 15222
On Wednesday, from 12:00 noon to 8:15 p.m., transportation will be provided from the Omni Hotel through the Oliver Avenue entrance to the Center.
THE OMNI WILLIAM PENN HOTEL - HOST HOTEL
530 WILLIAM PENN PLACE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15219
ROOMS LOCATED ON THE 1ST FLOOR CHURCHILL
FOX CHAPEL
MT. LEBANON OAKMONT
OAKMONT FOYERREGISTRATION
SEWICKLEY SHADY SIDE
ROOMS LOCATED ON THE CONFERENCE
LEVEL
CARNEGIE I CARNEGIE II
CARNEGIE III
OLIVER
PARKVIEW EAST VANDERGRIFT
ROOMS LOCATED ON THE WILLIAM PENN LEVEL ANCHOR
RIVERBOAT - EXHIBITS STERNWHEELER - EXHIBITS THREE RIVERS
WILLIAM PENN BALLROOMMEALS AND PLENARY SESSIONS
ATTENDEE WIFI ACCESS CODE: ASALH2024
THE EMBASSY SUITES HOTEL
535 SMITHFIELD STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15222
Located across the street from the Omni William Penn Hotel. Exhibitors, the Thursday Author's Book Signing and Journal of African American History Reception, the Friday Poster Sessions, and other sessions.
ROOMS LOCATED AT THE EMBASSY SUITES ON THE SECOND FLOOR HEINZ
GRANT
OLIVER
CHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS ROOM
HOTEL MAP
THE OMNI WILLIAM PENN HOTEL - HOST HOTEL
RECEPTION, BANQUET, & LUNCHEON MENUS
WednesdayExecutiveCouncilMeeting ITALIANBUFFETLUNCH
SALADS
Fieldgreens|Parmesan|Artichokes|Olives|Tomatoes|RedWine Vinaigrette
RoastedZucchini|Tomatoes|CrushedBasil|CharredRadicchio| Peppers|LemonOil
MAINS
Roastedsalmonwithlemon,herbsandromesco
Grilledchickenbreastwithlemonthymebutter
SIDES
Pennepasta,vodkasauce,Charredpeppers&greenbeans
SWEETS
WednesdayReceptionattheHeinzHistoryCenter
Fruitandveggiedisplay
Antipastadisplay(meats,cheese,roastedvegetables,dips,breads, crackers)
Black-eyedpeasandrice
Honey-a-Mustwings
Jambalaya/cornbreadsquares
Collard&kalegreens-nomeat
Catfishnuggets
Veganchickenstirfry
Vegetablepasta
Dessertdisplay
ThursdayLuncheonBuffet
TRAILS&RIVERSBUFFETHOTBUFFET
SALADS
Bluecheese,toastedpistachios,driedfruits,favabeans,redwine vinaigrette
RoastedBrusselssproutssalad|Pomegranatearils,crumbledbacon, candiedwalnuts,buttermilkranchdressing
MAINS
Coffee&molasses-rubbedporkloin
Herb-encrustedchickenbreast|Garliccream
SIDES
Skilletsweetpotatoes|Crumbledfeta,raisinrelish
Spinach&babycarrots|Espressodust,seasalt
DESSERT
ThursdayReceptionattheEmbassySuites
ReceptionDisplay
RawOrganicVegetableswithHummus,SmokedAlmonds,Baked& GrilledPitas
SlicedFreshFruitDisplaywithSeasonalBerries
CaribbeanStation
JerkChicken
CaribbeanSeasonedVegetables
White&BrownRice
SkewerStation
BeefSataySkewers
BBQChickenSkewers
VegetableSkewers
ServedwithAssortedSauces
RoastedPotatoes
AssortedCookies&Brownies
FridayLuncheonBuffet
MOUNTAINS&NATUREBUFFET
SALADS
Babykale|Forestmushrooms,pickledbeets,seasonedfeta,wholegrainmustardvinaigrette
Mesclungreens|Heirloomcherrytomatoes,shavedredonion, cucumbers,shreddedcarrots,tornbreadcroutons,wildherb vinaigrette
MAINS
Roastedcod|Herbedcrackercrumbs,caperlemonpanjus
Sweetteafriedchicken
SIDES
Campfirepotatoes|Marblepotatoes,caramelizedonions,smoked paprikabutter
Charredcauliflower|Appleciderglaze,crushedredpepper
SWEETS ATTIRE
LUNCHEONS & FRIDAY NIGHT OUT: BUSINESS OR BUSINESS CASUAL ATTIRE IS APPROPRIATE
EVENING BANQUETS & RECEPTIONS: DRESSY OR BUSINESS ATTIRE IS APPROPRIATE.
RECEPTION, BANQUET, & LUNCHEON MENUS
FridayNightReception
SLIDERBARRECEPTIONSTATION
Angusbeef,Nashvillehotbreadedchicken,Southwestblackbean
KettleChips
BLOOMFIELDPASTARECEPTIONSTATION
Penneandravioli
Pomodoro,shortribBologneseandGournayAlfredo&chicken
sauces
TOSS-IT-UPSALADSTATION
SouthwestCaesarsalad
Tornromaine,marinatedblackbeans,cuminroastedcorn chipotleCaesardressing,crushedcorntortillacrisps
Babykale&gemlettucesalad
Forestmushrooms,roastedbellpeppers,sprouts,savorytrailmix seasonedfeta,whole-grainmustardvinaigrette
LemonBarsandBrownies
Coffee,tea,icedtea(sweet&unsweet)andlemonade
SaturdayLuncheonBuffet
VINE&VINTNERSBUFFET
SALADS
Gemlettucesalad|Garbanzobeans,sun-driedtomatoes,pecans, crumbledgoatcheese,redwinevinaigrette
Gardengreenssalad|Haricotsvert,shavedparmesan,caramelizedroot vegetables,Sunflowerseeds,champagnevinaigrette
MAINS
Chardonnay-brinedchickenbreast,grapechutney
Roséwine-bastedsalmon,orangemarmalade&mustardglaze
SIDES
Steamedbroccolini,forestmushroommélange,verjus,agedbalsamic
Heirloomgrainpilaf,spinach,confittomatoes
DESSERTS
SaturdayBanquet
Butterlettuce,heirloomtomatoes,watermelonradishcarrot,grapefruit &basildressing
Garlicroastchicken
RanchYukonGoldMashedPotatoes
Greenbeans,carrots
Dessert
Vegetarian
CavatappiPasta
BakedTomatoMarinara
Chef’sblendmushrooms,olives,basil
NOTICE
OF FILMING AND PHOTOGRAPHY
When you enter an ASALH event or program, you enter an area where photography, audio, and video recording may occur By entering the event premises, you consent to interview(s), photography, audio recording, video recording and its/their release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction to be used for news, webcasts, promotional purposes, telecasts, advertising, inclusion on websites, social media, or any other purpose by ASALH and its affiliates and representatives
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By entering the event premises, you waive all rights you may have to any claims for payment of royalties in connection with any use, exhibition, streaming, webcasting, televising, or other publication of these materials, regardless of the purpose or sponsoring of such use, exhibiting, broadcasting, webcasting, or other publication irrespective of whether a fee for admission or sponsorship is charged.
You also waive any right to inspect or approve any photo, video, or audio recording taken by ASALH or the person or entity designated to do so by ASALH. You have been fully informed of your consent, waiver of liability, and release upon entering the event.
SESSION
A SOULFUL URGE:
A CONVERSATION ABOUT BLACK ARTISTIC EXPRESSION IN AND BEYOND OUR NATIONAL PARKS
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 | 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM EST
SPEAKERS:
HOLLYWOOD & BLACK HISTORIES
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2024 | 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM EST
PLENARY SESSION SPEAKERS: PLENARY SESSION
THE MAKING OF THE AUGUST WILSON HOUSE
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 | 2:00 PM - 3:40 PM EST
THE LIFE, THOUGHT, & ACTIVISM
WILLIAM STRICKLAND
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 | 2:00 PM - 3:40 PM EST
REGISTER IN-PERSON
PRESIDENTAL SESSION SPEAKERS: PRESIDENTAL SESSION
BRIDGING
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 | 10:00 AM EST
REGISTER IN-PERSON
Presenter
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 | 2:00 PM - 3:40 PM
REGISTER
UNPACKING HBCU STUDENTS' FEAR WHEN ENCOUNTERING POLICE
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 | 8:30 AM - 9:40 AM EST
REGISTER IN-PERSON
Presenter
ROUNDTABLE SPEAKERS:
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SEPARATEFOUNTAINS
The four brightly colored panels 12 foot, square murals show four different scenes from the historical novel, Separate Fountains, by Jonesboro native Patti Wilson Byars
The $47,000 mural project reflects four scenes from the town's past: 1950s Main Street with the author (at age 12) and her 5-year-old brother standing in front of the drug store, a gypsy woman at the gypsy camp, the legendary nomadic "Goat Man" who traveled all over the South, and a portrait of Lillian and Eula Arnold, two black women who taught at the 1940s-50s Jonesboro Colored School
"SeparateFountainsisa"can'tputitdown"book.Theemotions,memories,andrealisticsocialhistorythataboundare captivating.Apublicationthatadultsandyouth,blacks,whites,andotherracesandethnicgroupswillfind educationalandinspiring,itbringsonetotearsandgivesthereaderssomethingtoponderasthestorypresentsatrue pictureofwhatitwasliketobeblack orwhite growingupintheSouthintheearly1950s."
AlthemeseBarnes,Founder&ExecutiveDirectorRileyHouseMuseumofAfricanAmericanHistoryandCulture Tallahassee,FL
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Mission to Malawi:
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Unlike the vast majority of Peace Corps volunteers in the 1960s, John Fleming was a young Black man who was assigned to an all-white agricultural project in Malawi, an emerging African country surrounded by White-ruled Southern Rhodesia, Mozambique, and South Africa John wanted to be a missionary in Africa, but was put off by his encounters with self-serving White missionaries The Civil Rights and Black Power movements influenced his world view while navigating life in an African country still controlled or greatly influenced by racist Whites This memoir is a moving story of coming "home" to Africa, where the author developed deep friendships with his Malawian neighbors and colleagues The author relates his first Christmas spent with a Malawian family, where he was served termites; the ordeal of climbing the highest mountain in Malawi; and his battle with thousands of soldier ants He also describes his experiences in the neighboring countries of Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda.
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7:30P.M.-11:00P.M.EST TheAnnualASALHAwardsBanquetrecognizesthecontributionsof ASALHmembers,communityandnationalleaderswhohavemade significantcontributionstoAfricanAmericanhistory.
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Each year, ASALH presents several awards to recognize community leaders and those who make significant contributions to the preservation of African American history.
CARTER G. WOODSON SCHOLAR'S MEDALLION
Establishedin1993,theCarterGodwinWoodsonScholarsMedallionispresentedtoascholarwhosecareeris distinguishedthroughatleastadecadeofresearch,writing,andactivisminthefieldofAfricanAmericanlifeandhistory
MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE SERVICE AWARD
ThisawardwasestablishedintributetoDr.MaryMcLeodBethunebecauseofherdynamicleadershipandheryearsof contributingtoeducation,women’shistory,andAfrican-Americanlifeandculture.Dr.Bethuneservedasthefirst womanpresidentofASALHfrom1936to1951andisoneofthemostoutstandingwomenrolemodelsinourhistory
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InpartnershipwithFarmersInsurance,theASALHLivingLegacyAwardshonorAfricanAmericanwomenandmen acrossthecountryengagedinextraordinaryworktoimprovecommunities,institutions,organizationsandfamilylife
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AFreedomScholarseekstoempowerandinspire AFreedomScholarprovidesadirectbenefittoAfrican-American communitieslocallyornationally ASALHhasinitiatedtheFreedomScholarawardtohonorearlyscholarsofany disciplinewhocandemonstratethattheirfieldofstudyishavingadirectpositiveimpactonthelifeofAfrican-Americans.
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ASALHestablishedtheAwardofSpecialRecognitiontoacknowledgethecontributionsofindividuals, institutionsandcorporationsthatmakeasubstantialcontributiontothesuccessofASALHinpursuingthe missionofitsfounder,Dr.CarterG.Woodson.
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ThePresident’sServiceAwardispresentedtoanindividualwhohasmadeexceptionalcontributionstotheAfrican Americancommunity,locallyandnationally ThePresidentofASALHselectsanindividualwhoserecordof communityserviceexemplifiesoneofthemostimportantobjectivesofASALH:selflessservicetotheAfrican Americancommunity.
THE DOROTHY PORTER WESLEY AWARD
TheDorothyPorterWesleyAwardwasestablishedin2018bytheInformationProfessionalsoftheAssociationforthe StudyofAfricanAmericanLifeandHistory(ASALH)tohonoranddocumenttheoutstandingworkofInformation Professionals;Bibliophiles,Librarians,Archivists,CuratorsandCollectors ManyofourInformationProfessionals havealsoplayedamajorroleinsupportingtheworkofASALH,byservinginleadershiprolesandasmembers.
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LaShawnHarrisisanAssoc UniversityandformerAssis AmericanHistory(JAAH). centuryAfricanAmericana essayshaveappearedinThe ofSocialHistory,Journalof History.Harris’sworkhasb includingTV-One,Glamou TheHistoryChannel,andP monographSexWorkers,Ps NewYorkCity’sUndergroun IllinoisPressin2016 In20 RunnerswontheOrganizat ClarkHineawardforthebe genderhistory;anditwont andWorking-ClassHistory OrganizationofAmericanD AssociationofBlackWome member Currently,Harris policebrutalityinNewYor publishedbyBeaconPressi
PERO DAGBOVIE
PeroG.DagbovieisaUniversityDistinguishedProfessorofHistory,theViceProvost forGraduateandPostdoctoralStudies,andtheDeanoftheGraduateSchoolat MichiganStateUniversity(MSU) Heistheauthorofseveralbooks,includingThe EarlyBlackHistoryMovement(2007),AfricanAmericanHistoryReconsidered (2010),CarterG WoodsoninWashington,DC (2014),WhatisAfricanAmerican History?(2015)andReclaimingtheBlackPast:TheUseandMisuseofAfrican AmericanHistoryintheTwenty-FirstCentury(2018).Alongtimelifetimememberof ASALHandformereditorofTheJournalofAfricanAmericanHistory,Dagboviehas beenactiveinavarietyofAssociationinitiativesforclosetotwodecades,suchas servingastheprincipalinvestigatorfortheCarterG WoodsonHome,NHSHistoric ResourceStudyandasamemberofASALH’sCarterG WoodsonHomeCommittee Activeinpublichistory,Dagboviewasascholarconsultantforthe“AndStillWe Rise”permanentexhibitattheCharlesH WrightMuseumofAfricanAmerican HistoryinDetroitandhasservedasaconsultantforhistoryandsocialstudies curriculumdevelopmentwithpublicschoolsystemsinMichigan.Hehasled numerousteachinghistoryworkshopsandsummerinstitutesforsecondaryschool historyteacherssupportedbytheUS DepartmentofEducation,theMichigan DepartmentofEducation,andtheNationalEndowmentfortheHumanities Dagbovieactivelymentorsstudentsandjuniorfaculty,supportsMSUgraduate students’engagementatASALHmeetingsandconferences,andhasservedasthe majoradvisorofnumerousgraduatestudentswhohaveearneddoctoraldegrees.His forthcomingbook,ForeverinthePath:TheBlackExperienceatMichiganState University,willbereleasedinFebruary2025
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DEBORAH GRAY WHITE
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DeborahGrayWhiteisanemeritusBoardofGovernorsDistin ProfessorofHistoryatRutgersUniversity,NewBrunswick,N isauthorofAr’n’tIAWoman?FemaleSlavesinthePlantatio HeavyaLoad:BlackWomeninDefenseofThemselves,1894-1 12textbooksonUnitedStatesHistory,andLetMyPeopleGo, Americans1804-1860 In2008,shepublishedaneditedwork Histories:BlackWomenintheIvoryTower,acollectionofpers writtenbyAfricanAmericanwomenhistoriansthatchronicle blackwomenintothemodernhistoricalprofessionandthede thefieldofblackwomen’shistory FreedomOnMyMind:AH AfricanAmericans,aco-authoredcollegetext,isinitsthirded fellowattheWoodrowWilsonInternationalCenterforSchol Washington,D.C,andasaJohnSimonGuggenheimFellow,W conductedresearchonhernewestbook,LostintheUSA:Ame fromthePromiseKeeperstotheMillionMomMarch Shehol WoodsonMedallionandtheFrederickDouglassMedalforexc AfricanAmericanhistory,andin2019wasawardedtheSteph OralHistoryAward From2016-2021sheco-directedthe“Sca Project”whichinvestigatesNativeAmericansandAfricanAm historyofRutgersUniversityandisco-editorofthethree-part Blackseriesthatexploresthishistory.Sheiscurrentlyatworko autobiography,tentativelytitled“O(h)-O(h):ABlackFemale GenerationthatCould.”
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kistheDirectoroftheAfricanAmerican eumofAfricanAmericanHistoryattheSenatorJohn Center HeisaformerPresidentoftheAssociationof canMuseumsandservedontheExecutiveCounciland CouncilofASALHaswellastheprogramcommitteeof AllianceofMuseums,andtheCouncilofthe HistoricalAssociation.HeistherecipientoftheDr.John ardoftheAAAMin2016,a2018graduateoftheJekyll mentInstituteoftheSoutheasternMuseumsConference, ffiliatesfellow;a2019FulbrightGermanyfellow;andthe nAssociationforStateandLocalHistory,History titute.HeservesontheAAMExcellenceinDEAI mittee.BlackistheeditorofSoulSoldiers:African theVietnamEra;co-authorofThroughtheLensof APhotographicHistoryofAfricanAmericansin ioandeditorofTheCivilWarinPennsylvania:The canExperience Heisthe2024recipientoftheDavey article,“TheNegroMotoristGreenBook:Exploringthe canAmericanTravel,Migration,andMobility”
JESSE JACKSON, SR.
TheReverendJesseLouisJackson,Sr,founderandpresidentoftheR PUSHCoalition,isoneofAmerica’sforemostcivilrights,religiousa figures.Overthepastfortyyears,hehasplayedapivotalroleinvirtua movementforempowerment,peace,civilrights,genderequality,and andsocialjustice OnAugust9,2000,PresidentBillClintonawarded JacksonthePresidentialMedalofFreedom,thenation’shighestcivili ReverendJacksonhasbeencalledthe“ConscienceoftheNation”an GreatUnifier,”challengingAmericatobeinclusiveandtoestablishju humaneprioritiesforthebenefitofall.Heisknownforbringingpeo togetheroncommongroundacrosslinesofrace,culture,class,gende belief Arenownedoratorandactivist,ReverendJacksonhasreceived honorsforhisworkinhumanandcivilrightsandnonviolentsocialc 1991,theU.S.PostOfficeputhislikenessonapictorialpostalcancel onlythesecondlivingpersontoreceivesuchanhonor.Hehasbeeno GallupListoftheTenMostRespectedAmericansformorethanado HehasreceivedtheprestigiousNAACPSpingarnAwardinaddition fromhundredsofgrassroots,civicandcommunityorganizationsfrom coast.From1992to2000,ReverendJacksonhosted“BothSidesWit Jackson”onCNN(CableNewsNetwork) Hecontinuestowriteaw columnofanalysiswhichissyndicatedbytheChicagoTribune/LosA Times Heistheauthoroftwobooks:KeepHopeAlive(SouthEnd 1989),andStraightFromtheHeart(FortressPress,1987).In1996,R JacksoncoauthoredthebooksLegalLynching:Racism,Injustice,and Penalty(Marlowe&Company,1996)andIt’sAboutTheMoney(R House,1999)withhisson,US RepresentativeJesseL Jackson,Jr
IA SANCHEZ
nchezisarenownedpoet,playwrightandactivist.Born goinBirmingham,Alabama,shehaslivedan narylife.AchildoftheGreatMigration,shemovedto n1943.ShereceivedherBAfromHunterCollegeand raduatestudiesatNewYorkUniversity.Sachez'snoted oetbeganasastudentandwritinggroupworkshop r.AsanintegralfigurewithintheBlackArtsMovement seofBlackStudies,sheisknownforherwork ngempowermentandcreativefreedomfortheAfrican ncommunity.Herworkisdistinctlycharacterizedby fresistanceandliberation Sanchezistheauthorofover olumesofpoetry,sevenplays,threechildren'sbooks, anthologies Shehaseducatedothersatnumerous nduniversities Shehasreceivednumeroushonorsand includingpoetlaureateofPhiladelphia Sanchezis dasoneoftheleadingAfricanAmericanfemalevoices presenceatASALHiseminentaspresenter,panelist onent.SoniaSanchezisaculturaliconandtruly thisyear'sthemeAfricanAmericansintheArts.
LIVING LEGACY AWARD
GLADYS GARY VAUGHN
COUNCIL AWARD OF SPECIAL RECOGNITION
GladysGaryVaughnisapart-timeProgramSpecialistattheUSDA's OfficeoftheAssistantSecretaryforCivilRights Shebeganherfederal serviceinMay1998asaNationalProgramLeaderforHumanSciences Research,nowpartoftheNationalInstituteforFoodandAgriculture, andwasawardeda25-yearservicecertificatein2024 RaisedinOcala, Florida,asthethirdoffivechildrenofHomerandOllieColdenGary, GladysgrewupinthesegregatedSouth,engagingin4-H,NHA,band, sports,andAMEChurchyouthprograms SheearnedaBS fromFlorida A&MUniversityin1964,anMS fromIowaStateUniversityin1968, andaPhD fromtheUniversityofMarylandin1974,withanHonorary DoctorofHumaneLettersfromFontbonneUniversityin2004 Gladys hasfocusedonthecontributionsofBlackwomen,co-authoring"African AmericanWomen:ContributionstotheHumanSciences"(2009)and "AdvocacyinAction:100YearsofSocialActioninDeltaSigmaTheta Sorority"(2013) Sheco-foundedtheCoalitionforBlackDevelopmentin FamilyandConsumerSciencesandhasheldroleswithTheLinks, Incorporated,HabitatforHumanity,andDeltaSigmaThetaSorority She servesontheExecutiveCouncilofASALH,asVicePresidentfor LegislativeAffairsforTheBlackWomen’sAgenda,andchairstheDaniel AlexanderPayneCommunityDevelopmentCorporation
ACOBS THOMPSON
nisaProfessorintheSocialSciences orge ’sCommunityCollegewheresheteaches andAfricanAmericanHistory Sheisaformer vilWarEraStudiesandAfricanaStudiesat researchfocusesonBlackMarylandersand heAmericanCivilWarandReconstruction ntedherworkatnationalconferencessuchas ricanHistorians,theAssociationforthe anLifeandHistory,theBlackStudies kshireConferenceofWomenHistorians.She 3seriesLecturesinAmericanHistoryand rtheHistoryChanneldocumentary, CivilWar.Thompsonappearedinanepisode thLisaLing.Shehaspublishedbookchapters, Thompsonrecentlycompletedachapter umetitledTheCivilWarinMaryland workingonamonographthatwillchronicle MarylandersduringtheCivilWarand F SPECIAL RECOGNITION
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anjoinedtheAfricanAmericanMuseumin President&CEOinSeptember2021.Dr.Jordan,who rvedasSeniorDirectorofDevelopmentatthe groundRailroadFreedomCenterinOhio,brings iencemanagingandleadingculturalinstitutions orializingandcelebratingtheAfricanAmerican eUnitedStates.Shewasrecentlyappointedby R.BidentoserveasamemberoftheNational braryServicesBoardinWashingtonD.C.Othercareer deservingasExecutiveDirectoroftheEvansville nMuseuminIndianaandcuratorfortheNational MuseumandCulturalCenterinWilberforce,Ohio. dherdoctorateinUnitedStatesHistoryandaMaster HistoryfromHowardUniversityinWashington, helorofArtsinHistoryfromKentStateUniversityin Jordanistheproudrecipientofnumerous demic,andcivicawards,includingthePaceSetter AssociationofAfricanAmericanMuseums,theBlack dfromtheNationalAssociationfortheAdvancement le(NAACP),andmultipledoctoralfellowships.
JOE TROTTER
JoeWilliamTrotter,Jr istheGiantEagleUniversityProfessorofHistory andSocialJusticeandpastHistoryDepartmentChairatCarnegieMellon UniversityinPittsburgh,Pennsylvania HeisalsoamemberoftheAmerican AcademyofArtsandSciences;theDirectorandFounderofCarnegie Mellon’sCenterforAfricanamericanUrbanStudiesandtheEconomy (CAUSE)andPastPresidentoftheUrbanHistoryAssociationandthe LaborandWorkingClassHistoryAssociation Hislatestpublicationsare WorkersonArrival:BlackLaborintheMakingofAmerica(Universityof CaliforniaPress,2019);PittsburghandtheUrbanLeagueMovement:A CenturyofSocialServiceandActivism(UniversityofKentuckyPress,2020); andAfricanAmericanWorkersandtheAppalachianCoalIndustry (UniversityofWestVirginiaPress,2022) Heiscurrentlycompletingtwo bookprojects,onetitledFromEnslavementtoCovid-19:AfricanAmerican Labor,Health,andHistory(UniversityofNorthCarolinaPress)andthe otherBuildingtheBlackCity:TheTransformationofAmericanLife (UniversityofCaliforniaPress) Dr TrotterreceivedhisBAdegreefrom CarthageCollegeinKenosha,WisconsinandhisMA andPhD degrees fromtheUniversityofMinnesota HewasbornandraisedinMcDowell County,WestVirginia,whereheattendedtheall-Blackpublicschoolsof Vallscreek,Berwind,Excelsior,andWelch
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Dr.RuthHodgeisanaward-winningarchivist,educator,and communityactivistwhohasfurtheredtheadvancementofAfrican AmericanandUnitedStatesmilitaryhistoryresearchandwriting duringthe20thandearly21stcenturies.Shehasspentdecades advocatingforandtellingthehistoryofAfricanAmericansand workedtirelesslytomakesurethosestoriesweresharedlocally. Throughoutherprofessionalcareer,Dr.Hodgealsoworkedtomake surethatmilitaryhistoryincludedthestoriesofAfricanAmericans. Herdedicatedworkasanarchivistalsocreatedguidesforothersto followanddoadditionalresearch.HiredbythePennsylvaniaState ArchivesinHarrisburg,Pennsylvaniain1993asanarchivist,she becametheArchives'African-Americanspecialist.In1997,shealso becameaconsultanttothePennsylvaniaMilitaryMuseumin Boalsburg,andwasabletosecuregrantfundstosupportthemuseum's launchofaprogramtorecordtheoralhistoriesofAfrican-Americans whohadservedintheU.S.militaryduringWorldWarII.She authoredtheGuidetoAfricanAmericanResourcesatthe PennsylvaniaStateArchivesandcontinuouslypressesforthehistorical narrativetotellafullerstoryandcontinuestoadvocateforthe historiesthathavebeenlongignored.
NIKKI TAYLOR
Dr NikkiM Taylor,ProfessorofHisto centuryAfricanAmericanHistory Her Urban,AfricanAmericanWomen,and EducatedattheUniversityofPennsylva University(MA,PhD,CertificateinWo Taylorhaswonseveralfellowshipsinclu ScienceResearchCouncil,andWoodro thePrincipalInvestigatoroftwoinstitu the$5millionMellonJustFuturesgran MaysUndergraduateFellowshipProgra 2017).Taylor'sBroodingOverBloodyR Women'sLethalResistancewasrecently CambridgeUniversityPress Thebooke womenwhousedlethalviolencetoresis colonialtoantebellumeras,challenging interpretationsaboutthenatureoftheir
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Lavern Chatman Brown
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Marion Wright Edelman
Evelyn Brooks
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Allison Hill
JC Hayward
Mae Jemison
Bishop Vashtai McKenzie
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Bernice Johnson Reagon
Julieanna Richardson
Paula Whetsel-Ribeau
Tracey Web
Lynn Whitfield
2013
Mary Frances Berry
Camille Billops
Roslyn M Brock
Pauletta Brown Bracy
Minnijean Brown Trickey
Queen Quet Marquetta L.
Goodwine
Eloise Greenfield
Antoinette Harrell
Olivia Hooker
Lyn Hughes
Dorothy Jones
Cheryl L. Knox
Latoya Lucas
Naomi Long Madgett
Margaret Moore
Mary Moultrie
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Consolee Nishimwe
Florence Tate
Najmah Thomas
Camilla P. Thompson
2014
Dr Charlene M Dukes
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Bell Hooks
Freeman A. Hrabowski, III
Velma Lois Jones
Wyman O Jones, Sr
Joyce Ladner
LaSalle D. Leffall, Jr, MD
Reginald L. Weaver
Raymond A Winbush
2015
Arnold L. Mitchem
Reginald Van Lee
Myron A Gray
Rev Dr Jonathan L Weaver
Robert G Stanton
The Hon. James E. Clyburn
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation
2016
Ingrid Saunders Jones
Charles Bibbs
2017
Bettye Collier-Thomas
Bryan Stevenson
2019
Lonnie G Bunch
2021
Elizabeth Clark-Lewis
Kenneth M. Hamilton
2022
James B. Stewart
James D. Anderson
Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr.
2023
Senator James T. Hargett
Johnnetta B. Cole
Ronald Saunders
Michelle Duster
2024
Deborah Gray White
Sonia Sanchez
Jesse Jackson, Sr
JOHN HOPE FRANKLIN
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
2015
John Lewis
PRESIDENT’S SERVICE AWARD
2022
Milton C Davis
2023
Darnell Smith
Bishop Rudolph McKissick, Sr
2024
Nikki Taylor
RAYS OF LIGHT
2015
Charles F. Bolden, Jr.
Anthony Browder
Lonnie G Bunch
W Paul Coates
Johnnetta B Cole
John W. Franklin
Ayanna Gregory
Dick Gregory
Asa G Hilliard III
The Hon Patsy Jo Hilliard
Freeman A. Hrabowski, III
Catherine L. Hughes
Leonard Jeffries
Harriett G Jenkins
Sen Edward Kennedy, Sr
James W. Loewen
Joe Madison
Bette McLeod
Robert Moses
The Hon Eleanor Holmes
Norton
Rodney H. Orr
Jonathan Pourzal
Rep Louis Stokes
Shelley Stokes-Hammond
Mattie I. Taylor
Davita Vance-Cooks
Frances Cress Wesling
ASALH LUMINARY AWARD
2019 Inaugural Winner
Rev Nelson B Rivers, III
2021
Henry Louis Gates
2024
Joe Trotter
FREEDOM SCHOLAR AWARD
2019 Inaugural Winners
Tiffany G. B. Packer
Sarah Lewis
2021
Christopher Bonner
Khalid el-Hakim
Aisha Johnson
2023
Charles E. Cobb, Jr.
Marvin Dunn
Lovette W Harper
Lizzie R Jenkins
Zohorah Simmons
Senator James T Hargrett
2024
Ashley Jordan
THE ASALH BOOK PRIZE
2021 Inaugural Winners
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2022
Jarvis R. Givens
2023
Quito Swan
2024
Barbara D. Savage
THE DOROTHY PORTER
WESLEY AWARD
Presented by the ASALH information professionals
2018
W Paul Coates
2019
Charles L Blockson
2020
Ms. Deborah L. Dandridge
2021
Janet Sims-Wood
2022
Ms. Frazine K. Taylor
2024
Ruth Hodge
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MAJELLAC.HAMILTON
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TRAVAUGHNLOVICK
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HAROLDYOUNG
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CHARLENE FARRINGTON
South Florida Branch (FL)
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IDAJONES
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HAZELGILLIS
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110TH
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
CONFERENCE
2025BLACKHISTORYTHEME:AFRICANAMERICANSANDLABOR
TheASALHAcademicProgramCommitteeispleasedtoinviteproposalsubmissionsforpanels,workshops,roundtables, papers,posters,mediasessions,andWoodsonLightningRoundsatthe2025ASALHAnnualMeetingandConference TheconferencewillbeheldinpersoninAtlanta,GAonSeptember24-27,2025
Asweapproachour110thASALHconference,weseektoshowcaseversatileandinnovativehistoricalresearchthat reachesbeyondourthemeofAfricanAmericanlabororhighlightsitssignificancetotheBlackexperience Blacklaborhas beencentraltopolitical,economic,social,cultural,andtechnologicaltransformationsacrosscenturiesofglobalsociety Therefore,ourcapacitytoworkequatestoourcapacitytostruggle,build,critique,andtransform Scholarshipacrossthe widespectrumofthesociohistoricalexperienceofAfricanAmericanswillhelpthe110thannualconferenceascendto becomeourgreatestgathering
Our110thannualconferencewillalsopreserveandstrengthenAfricanAmericanhistoryinthesestressfultimes Black historycontinuestobeassaultedonmultiplepoliticalfronts,andwerequirescholarscommittedtostudyingtheAfrican Americanexperienceacrossmanyfields,topics,andinterests Weespeciallycallonemergingscholarsandgraduate studentstosubmitresearchfromtheirsubfields ASALHgrowsstrongereachyearasnewscholarsintroducetheirwork atourannualconference
Coincidingwithmomentouseventslikethe2024electionandhistoricalanniversariessuchasthe100thanniversaryofthe BrotherhoodofSleepingCarPorters,the70thanniversaryoftheMontgomeryBusBoycott,the60thanniversaryofthe assassinationofMalcolmX,andthe40thanniversaryofthe1985bombingofMOVE,our2025conferencewillagain boastcutting-edgeanalysis,debate,andcritiquethatalignwithCarterG Woodson’svisionofBlackhistory Wecallon allscholars,organizations,students,independentresearchers,andothersinterestedintheAfricanAmericanexperienceto conveneinAtlanta,Georgia,forthecontinuedreshapingofAfricanAmericanhistoryandthought
GeneralProposalsofBlackLife,History,andCulture
Tobeincludedontheprogram,yourpanelproposalneednotbecenteredontheAnnualTheme Theacademicprogram committeewillalsoacceptpanelsandindividualsubmissionsthatexploreallaspectsofBlacklife,history,andculture
ProposalTypes
Proposalsshouldbedetailed,comprehensive,anddescriptivethatoutlinethetheme,scope,andaimofthesession Proposalsthatincorporatetheannualthemearepreferred,butsubmissionscanbeonavarietyoftemporal,geographical, thematic,andtopicalareasinBlackhistory,life,andculture DetailsoneachcanbefoundontheASALHandAll Academicwebsite
Forindividualswhoareinterestedincollaboratingonapanel,workshop,orroundtable,pleaseusetheGoogle spreadsheet,whichisaninformaltooltoconnectindividualswhoareseekingideasand/orcollaboration.Thespreadsheet isnotmonitoredbyASALHortheAcademicProgramCommitteeandisnotpartoftheofficialsubmissionprocess.
IndividualSubmissions
PaperSubmissions:Individual(s)cansubmitpapers.Thesepaperswillbeputtogetherwithotherpapersonthesame theme/topicbytheAcademicProgramCommittee.PaperswillONLYbeacceptedbynon-academics,undergraduate, cont.
We have branches throughout the United States. In order to join a branch, you must first be a member of ASALH National, and then you must pay the branch dues (if applicable). Contact your branch representative listed on our branch directory for their meeting notices and take your receipt to the meeting to show proof of your National Membership.
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS
110TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE | ATLANTA, GA | 09. 24-27. 2025
2025BLACKHISTORYTHEME:AFRICANAMERICANSANDLABORCont.
andgraduatestudentsonthe2024AnnualBlackHistoryTheme:AfricanAmericansandtheArts Papersubmissionsare notguaranteedaudiovisualduringtheconference TherewillbelimitedslotsforpapersessionsattheASALHannual meeting Submissionsthatareperformancesorplayswillnotbeaccepted
WoodsonLightningRound/Pop-Ups:Individual(s)cansubmitlightningroundpapers/presentations Theseproposals willbeputtogetherwithotherlightning-roundproposalsbytheAcademicProgramCommittee
PosterSubmissions:Individual(s)andASALHBranchescansubmitposters Theposterswillbeputtogetherinasingle ormultiplesessionbytheAcademicProgramCommittee Postershavebothavirtual/pre-recordingandin-person component
SessionSubmissions
Proposalswillbeacceptedbyallaffiliationsandacademicstatus Accesstoaudiovisualsisnotguaranteedduringthe conference Panels:Aresessionscomposedofindividualspresentingdifferentpapers/presentationsonaspecific concept/topic/idea
Roundtables:Thesearesessionsthatarecomposedofindividualspresentingasingleidea/concept/theme
Workshops:Thesearesessionsthatarehands-onandworktoteachattendeesaboutaparticulartool,project,idea,and theme Sessionsthatareperformancesorplayswillnotbeaccepted
Media:Thesearesessionsthatarecomprisedofanindividualfilmorafilmpanelwhereamoderatedorgroupdiscussion ofafilmisconductedfollowingthescreening
Submission
AllproposalsaresubmittedintheAll-Academicsystem Youwillneedtoprovideanabstract(300wordsorless),atitleof yourpresentation,yourname,email,andaffiliation Ifyouaresubmittingapanel,workshop,roundtable,ormedia session,youwillneedtheinformationforallthepresenters Oncetheproposalissubmitted,thesubmitterandall presenterswillreceiveanemailconfirmation
Thesubmissiondeadlinesforproposalsareasfollows:EarlyBirdSubmissionswillbeacceptedviaAllAcademicuntil March18,2025,at11:59p.m.(EST) ConditionalacceptanceresponsestoEarlyBirdsubmissionswillbesentoutby April21,2025,at11:59p.m.(EST) Afterthisdate,thecommitteewillacceptallsubmissionsuntilthedeadlineof May17,2025,at11:59p.m.(EST) RegularconditionalacceptancesubmissionswillberespondedtobyJune9,2025, at11:59p.m.(EST) YouwillnotbeconsideredofficialuntilallsessionparticipantshavejoinedtheAssociationand registeredfortheconference.
Necrology (Remembrance) PROGRAM
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6:00 - 7:00 P.M.
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Ida Jones
VP for Members
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Rev. Isaac M
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Leontyne Middletown
President ASALH of Tampa Bay, FL
Ancestral Dance
Poem “Sympathy”
Resolution of Respect
Song “The Goodness of God”
Sankofa Village Drum & Dance Group
Madge H. Allen
Manhattan Branch
Hazel Gillis
President James Weldon Johnson Branch
Yvonne Acey
President Memphis Branch
Ida Carey
President W M Dulaney Branch
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
Keisha King
South Florida Branch
Cassandra Alexander-Jones
James Weldon Johnson Branch
Liberation Performed Dr. Rahman Johnson
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Rev. Anita S
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Maude John
Our Authors Stu
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President of ASA
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Dallas/Fort Wor
HONOR
Rev.JoanHamiltonC Ford,JohnL.,Sr. Guilford,VirginiaB. Haney-Galvin,Edith Hardin,PhilipJason Israel,Abinadab Jirran,Raymond Lee,MarieDunlap Lewis,ElnoraE. Lucas,MyrtleMarie Madison,Joe Ojoyo,KhamilL. Rambo,Ruth
Rawling,ElizabethMiller Reagon,BerniceJohnson Scurry,Nathaniel“Nat” Stalling,Kenneth“Kokayi:Jr. Strickland,William“Bill” Tabor,Connie Taylor,Frazine Taylor,MattieI. Trower-Subira,Georg Ware,DonaldRussel Washington,Emanua Washington,RuthHel
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