(1875-1950)
| US historian, editor. He opened and popularized the long-neglected field of black studies to scholars and also popularized; wrote "The African Background Outlined," 1936.
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2006 Black History Month Theme
Celebrating Community: A Tribute to Black Fraternal,
Social and Civic Institutions
including:
(the 100th Anniversary of
Alpha
Phi Alpha Fraternity Founding)
(and the 110th Anniversary of the
National Association of Colored Women)
What
happens when a people is without institutions to articulate its
concerns, preserve its heritage, or make manifest its desires? It
is vanquished,
made into an oppressed caste, or is assimilated into the majority
culture--losing
its distinctiveness, diminishing its voice, and dissipating its
ranks. Fortunately,
African Americans have not met this fate. ASALH has chosen to
devote the 2006
National Black History Theme to exploring the impact that Black
fraternal, social,
and civic organizations have had on the evolution of African
American life and
history. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of
the first
continuous, collegiate black Greek letter fraternity, Alpha Phi
Alpha. Established
in an age when racial segregation and disenfranchisement plagued
African
Americans, the rise of each of the black fraternities and sororities
that make up
the "Divine Nine" bore witness to the fact that despite hardships
African
Americans refused to assent to a status of inferiority. Serving
more than just
their immediate members, the "Divine Nine" joined with the National
Association
of Colored Women's Clubs, the Prince Hall Masons, and Eastern Stars,
the Urban
League, and other civic organizations to provide service to the
entire black
community. As the twentieth century progressed, black social
organizations like
the Links and Jack and Jill rose to reflect the middle class
aspirations of many
African Americans, and more recently civic groups such as the
Rainbow/PUSH
Coalition and 100 Black Men have emerged to address the community's
social,
economic, and political challenges.
Most American recognize the centrality of African American religious
institutions
in the formation of community. In contrast, too little attention
has been paid to
the full spectrum of black organizations. While the Black Church
has served as a
rock in a weary land, African American fraternal, social, and civic
organizations
have also aided the community in its efforts to draw sweet honey
from the rock of
the their American experience.
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At the call of Mrs. Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, the
National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, (NACWC)
was
organized in Washington, DC on July 21, 1896 by the merger
of National Federation of Afro-American Women, the Women's
Era Club of Boston, and Colored Women's League of
Washington, DC. The NACWC is the oldest African American
secular organization in existence today.
The
objectives of the NACWC are as follows:
1. To
promote the education of women and children,
2. To raise the standards of the home,
3. To improve conditions for family living,
4. To work for the moral, economic, social, and religious
welfare of women and children,
5. To protect the rights of women and children,
6. To secure and enforce civil and political rights for the
African American race, and
7. To promote interracial understanding so that justice may
prevail among all people.
[The]
National Association of Colored Women's Clubs is a great
fellowship of women united for service to lift the standards
of the home and extending their service to help make better
communities. The activities and contributions of the club
women help to improve the quality of the life for all
people, especially those in the African American community.
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Carter G. Woodson http://www.cartergwoodson.com/
ASALH (Association for the Study of African American Life and History)
ASALH was founded by Carter G. Woodson on September 9, 1915. Carter G. Woodson at that time established Black History Week. Learn more about the Father of Black History Month: http://www.cwo.com/~lucumi/woodson.html,
http://www.unia-acl.org/archive/Dr.htm, http://5x5media.com/bhp/pages/cgwoodson.shtml,
Black History Month Themes: 2002-2010 (Resource
ASALH)
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The Color Line Revisited: Is Racism Dead?
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The Souls of Black Folk: Centennial Reflections
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Brown v. Board of Education (50th Anniversary)
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The African Diaspora
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Fraternal, Social and Civic Organizations (100th Anniversary of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Founding) (110th Anniversary of the National Association of Colored Women -NACW)
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From Slavery to Freedom (60th Anniversary)
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The Mis-Education of the Negro (75th Anniversary)
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Blacks and Technology
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Historically Black Colleges
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Black History Calendar (Black History Every Month!)
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