"The Known World" of Free Black Slaveholders: A Research Note on the Scholarship of Carter G. Woodson on JSTOR

The Journal of African American History

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JAAH, formerly The Journal of Negro History, founded by Dr. Carter G. Woodson in January 1916, is an official publication of ASALH. Now in its second century, the JAAH has long been the leading scholarly publication on African American life and history, and publishes original scholarly articles and book reviews on all aspects of the African American experience. Recent and forthcoming JAAH special issues and symposia focus on Women and Slavery in the Atlantic World, The Legacy of Malcolm X, and African Americans and Movements for Reparations, Past, Present, and Future. JAAH readers include historians and scholars in the humanities and social sciences, including legal scholars, education researchers, and policy makers working in service of African American life, culture, and history; and the membership of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History.

Coverage: 2002-2017 (Vol. 87 - Vol. 102, No. 4)

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ISSN: 15481867

EISSN: 21535086

Subjects: History, African American Studies, American Studies, History, Area Studies

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