Archive for March, 2009

Latest Issue of the AAHGS Journal Now Available to Members

Posted on March 29, 2009. Filed under: African American history, Books, Slavery | Tags: , |

At long last, the Journal of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society has come back!  Articles featured in Volume 26, Issue 1 are:
Narrative of a Former Slave’s Recollection, by Patricia Carter Slubly
Register of Colored Persons of Smyth County, State of Virginia Cohabitating Together as Husband and Wife on 27th February 1866, by Jeff Weaver
George William [...]

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ASAALH Mourns the Passing of Dr. John Hope Franklin at 94.

Posted on March 26, 2009. Filed under: Passings | Tags: , , |

From the ASAALH newsletter:
John Hope Franklin, the scholar who was a pioneer in the field of African American history and dominated it for nearly six decades, has died at the age of 94.
Franklin, James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of History, was a scholar who brought intellectual rigor as well as an engaged passion to his [...]

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African American Anthem

Posted on March 26, 2009. Filed under: African American history, Music | Tags: , , , |

My friend Leona Martin, President of the AAHGS New England Chapter, forwarded this link – it is a four minute and fifty-eight second YouTube video sung by Grace Baptist Church Cathedral Choir on inauguration day in Mount Vernon, New York. In a microcosm it shows a timeline of African American history – how many [...]

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January/February 2009 News at the Printer

Posted on March 25, 2009. Filed under: Uncategorized |

For those of you waiting with baited breath — the January/February issue of  AAHGS News is at the printer finally!  We’re hopeful to return to a normal printing schedule with the March/April issue.  Thank you for your patience!
Soon to follow:  an index of the links for the Jan/Feb ‘09 issue.

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