The Black Intellectual Tradition by Derrick P. Alridge

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to its constitution, the foundational purpose of the ASNLH was straightforward: “the collection of sociological and historical documents and the promotion of studies bearing on the Negro.”Įxpanding upon this no-frills mission, in January 1916 Woodson launched The Journal of Negro History, the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. Stewart, and Nikki M.I am honored to venture into my new role as editor of The Journal of African American History ( JAAH). Evans, Aaron David Gresson III, Claudrena N. Bynum, Jeffrey Lamar Coleman, Pero Gaglo Dagbovie, Stephanie Y. Throughout, contributors engage with important ideas ranging from the consideration of gender within the tradition, to intellectual products generated outside the intelligentsia, to the ongoing relationship between thought and concrete effort in the quest for liberation.Įxpansive in scope and interdisciplinary in practice, The Black Intellectual Tradition delves into the ideas that animated a people’s striving for full participation in American life.ĭerrick P.

and the Diaspora, the essays explore the full landscape of the Black intellectual tradition. By including both women’s and men’s perspectives from the U.S. This volume presents essays on the diverse thought behind the fight for racial justice as developed by African American artists and intellectuals performers and protest activists institutions and organizations and educators and religious leaders.

Considering the development and ongoing influence of Black thoughtįrom 1900 to the present, people of African descent living in the United States have drawn on homegrown and diasporic minds to create a Black intellectual tradition engaged with ideas on race, racial oppression, and the world.

The Black Intellectual Tradition by Derrick P. Alridge