ASALH  Timeline
1915
September 9  -  ASALH founded as
Association for the Study of Negro Life and
History (ASNLH) in Chicago, Illinois at the
Walbash Y.M.C.A.
October 2 - ASNLH incorporated in
Washington, D.C.
1916
Journal of Negro History first published.
1921
Associated Publishers established by Woodson
1926
Woodson  launches first  Negro History Week.
1933
Woodson publishes The Mis-Education of the Negro
1937
Negro History Bulletin is established.
1950
Woodson passes away on April 3rd.
Prof. Rayford Logan of Howard University becomes
Executive Director of the Association.
1965
At 74, Charles Wesley returns to Washington and
becomes Executive Director of the Association,
marking the beginning of the ASNLH Renaissance.
1970
Carter G. Woodson Building, headquarters of
the Association, opens in Washington, DC.
1972
ASNLH changes its name to the  Association for
the Study of Afro-American Life and History
(ASALH)
1976
Association changes Negro History Week Celebration
to Black History Month.
Woodson Home designated a National Historic
Landmark.
2003
Congress passes legislation authorizing the Woodson
Home to be established as a National Historic Site
within the National Park System.
2006
February 27, the National Parks Service adds the
Woodson Home Site as the 389th site in their inventory.
Founders of Black History Month
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