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Dr. Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham: Shaping a Legacy Through History

Dr. Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham envisions the role of the historian today as one who understands the present by examining the past that shaped it. In the same regard, the distinguished scholar sees history as a way to begin to talk about a more “fair and equitable” future.

March 12, 2019

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Higginbotham, Nettles Receive Dr. John Hope Franklin Award at ACE

Drs. Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham of Harvard University and Michael T. Nettles of Educational Testing Service received the Dr. John Hope Franklin award given by Diverse at the 101st annual meeting of the American Council on Education.

March 11, 2019

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ASALH Black History Celebration Highlights Black Migration

The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) celebrated its 93rd annual Black History Month luncheon by spotlighting the mass migrations of Black people and how those experiences have helped shape their identity and efforts to make progress.

February 17, 2019

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Announcing the 2019 Dr. John Hope Franklin Award Winners

Diverse is pleased to announce the names of the two distinguished recipients of the 2019 Dr. John Hope Franklin Award. Dr. Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, one of the nation’s most prominent historians, is the Victor S. Thomas Professor of History and African and African American Studies at Harvard University. She has been a tenured faculty member at […]

February 7, 2019

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At ASALH, Historian Tells Story of Fugitive Slave

Speaking at the 103rd annual meeting and conference of The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) on Saturday, Dr. Erica Armstrong Dunbar said that Ona Judge was “a new American hero” who defied the first president, George Washington, at all costs.

October 7, 2018

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ASALH Conference Explores Role of African-Americans in Times of War

Thousands of historians, public school teachers and others committed to learning about the role of African Americans in times of war will gather at the 103rd Annual Meeting and Conference of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) in Indianapolis next month.

September 14, 2018

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Harvard History Professor Makes History

Dr. Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham’s appointment as the first African-American chair of the Department of History at Harvard University is significant, but not for the reasons most would expect.

September 10, 2018

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Renowned Historian Ira Berlin Dies at 77

History teachers and mentees at higher education institutions across the nation expressed regrets and sorrow this week over the passing of one of their most noted peers—Dr. Ira Berlin, the renowned history professor who dramatically enhanced American appreciation and understanding of the role of slavery in America.

June 7, 2018

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Upcoming Conference to Focus on Crisis in Education

Thousands are expected to gather in Cincinnati later this month for the annual meeting of ASALH, the organization that Dr. Carter G. Woodson founded in 1915.

September 10, 2017

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Infighting Persists Over Iconic Journal for African American History

An internal battle has been brewing within the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) over who should publish the association’s journal that was founded by Dr. Carter G. Woodson.

October 9, 2016

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ASALH Gearing Up for Panel on Carter G. Woodson’s Life, Legacy

The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), founded by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, will assemble a panel of speakers to discuss the importance of Woodson’s life and legacy on Sept. 9.

August 11, 2016

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Black History Month, Carter G. Woodson Honored at Annual Luncheon

Hundreds of historians gathered Saturday to commemorate Black History Month and celebrate its founder, Dr. Carter G. Woodson.

February 21, 2016