Journal of African American History
Encyclopedia
The Journal of African American History, formerly The Journal of Negro History (1916–2001), is an academic journal
covering African American
life and history. It was founded in 1916 by Carter G. Woodson
. The journal is published four times a year by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History
, founded in 1915 by Woodson and Jesse E. Moorland
.
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
covering African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
life and history. It was founded in 1916 by Carter G. Woodson
Carter G. Woodson
Carter Godwin Woodson was an African-American historian, author, journalist and the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. Woodson was one of the first scholars to study African American history. A founder of Journal of Negro History , Dr...
. The journal is published four times a year by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History
Association for the Study of African American Life and History
The Association for the Study of African American Life and History is an organization dedicated to the study and appreciation of African-American History. It is a non-profit organization founded in Chicago, Illinois, on September 9, 1915 and incorporated in Washington, D.C. on October 2, 1915 as...
, founded in 1915 by Woodson and Jesse E. Moorland
Jesse E. Moorland
Jesse Edward Moorland was a black minister, community executive, and civic leader.Born in Coldwater, Ohio, he was the only child of a farming family. Moorland attended Northwestern Normal University in Ada, Ohio. Then he moved to Washington D...
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