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ASALH, The Association for the Study of African American Life & History, was established by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, to promote, research, interpret and disseminate information about Black life, history and culture to all.

Learn about Jane Austen’s love of gardens – from her personal cottage garden to kitchen gardening to the grand estates that she visited and wove into her novels. 

ASALH, The Association for the Study of African American Life & History, was established by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, to promote, research, interpret and disseminate information about Black life, history and culture to all.

What does it mean to be politically conservative?  Some observers link the word “conservatism” to a political movement or ideology while others, such as Washington Post columnist George Will, suggest that the word refers to a temperament or s

ASALH, The Association for the Study of African American Life & History, was established by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, to promote, research, interpret and disseminate information about Black life, history and culture to all.

It is possible to understand broad patterns exhibited in colonization, and the English colonization effort provides modern Americans hints and insights about the USA.

In trying to understand the unique concepts of the USA, we need to start with two key documents written in the heady days of the Second Continental Congress: The Declaration of Independence, and the Articles of Confederation. Come join Valenc

ASALH, The Association for the Study of African American Life & History, was established by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, to promote, research, interpret and disseminate information about Black life, history and culture to all.

ASALH, The Association for the Study of African American Life & History, was established by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, to promote, research, interpret and disseminate information about Black life, history and culture to all.

As part of the Library’s year of celebration of Jane Austen, this month’s novel Persuasion is set shortly before Waterloo, with a key character, Captain Wentworth, a returning Royal Navy hero. Napoleon Bonaparte escape

Age 13+. Hear and see how the emancipation of Black people in the USA has been commemorated through the music, literature, and visual art creations of Black people.

After establishing the country, including a constitution called “the Articles of Confederation,” some citizens began to believe that current structure was inadequate.

ASALH, The Association for the Study of African American Life & History, was established by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, to promote, research, interpret and disseminate information about Black life, history and culture to all.

ASALH, The Association for the Study of African American Life & History, was established by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, to promote, research, interpret and disseminate information about Black life, history and culture to all.

ASALH, The Association for the Study of African American Life & History, was established by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, to promote, research, interpret and disseminate information about Black life, history and culture to all.

ASALH, The Association for the Study of African American Life & History, was established by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, to promote, research, interpret and disseminate information about Black life, history and culture to all.