![]() ![]() The inaugural issue featured four articles, several primary source documents, a small collection of book reviews, and a “Notes” section announcing forthcoming publications. ![]() According to its constitution, the foundational purpose of the ASNLH was straightforward: “the collection of sociological and historical documents and the promotion of studies bearing on the Negro.”Įxpanding upon this no-frills mission, in January 1916 Woodson launched The Journal of Negro History, the first major scholarly journal on the African American historical experience. Hartgrove, George Cleveland Hall, James E. On September 9, 1915, Woodson cofounded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH), now the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), in Chicago with William D. It is a great privilege to have the opportunity to build upon a foundation that he and his coworkers established more than one hundred years ago. Woodson, has been a focal point and cornerstone of my research as well as an invaluable source of personal inspiration. For at least two decades now (dating back to when I was an ambitious doctoral candidate), the life and work of the journal’s founder, Carter G. ![]() I am honored to venture into my new role as editor of The Journal of African American History ( JAAH). ![]()
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