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Official page for the Chicago State University History Program The department also offers a minor in History.

The Chicago State University History Program, in the Department of Geography, Sociology, History, African American Studies and Anthropology, administers four separate program options: 1) an undergraduate program leading to a Bachelor of Arts in History (HIST); 2) an undergraduate program leading to a Bachelor of Arts in History with Illinois state secondary education teaching certification
(HSST); 3) a post-baccalaureate non-degree program leading to Illinois state secondary education teaching certification (TCHI); 4) a graduate program leading to a Master of Arts in History (MA in History). Undergraduate students may choose from areas of concentration that include: the United States, African American, European, African and Latin American history.

09/26/2026

A collection of nearly 6,000 historic pictures by Richard Samuel Roberts, one of South Carolina's most renowned African American photographers in the 1920's and 1930's, are all available free to the public online. The link to the collection is in the comment section below.

A collection of historic pictures by photographer Richard Samuel Roberts capture Columbia’s Black families and community.

09/22/2026

Free digital access to one of the most extensive surviving archives of British enslavement recording enslaved people across former British colonial dependencies between 1813 and 1840, including the Bahamas, Barbados, the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, Jamaica, Mauritius and Trinidad.

Exclusive: Collection’s 300,000 pages record lives of enslaved people in countries including the Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, Mauritius, South Africa and Trinidad

01/04/2026

It looks like a great program for college seniors at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in NYC. The dormitory housing, meals each day, and a stipend will be provided. The deadline to apply is Feb 6.

The online application for the Schomburg-Mellon Humanities Summer Institute is now available! https://ow.ly/vsSK50Xsf2n

The Schomburg Center and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation created the Schomburg-Mellon Humanities Summer Institute to encourage students of color and others with interests in African-American, African, and African Diaspora Studies to pursue PhDs in the humanities.

Rising college seniors, who are eligible to apply, receive housing, meals, and a stipend during the four-week in-person program, hosted from June 1 to 26. Deadline to apply is February 6, 2026.

Photo: Lisa Herndon

03/26/2025

Elizabeth Catlett’s Legacy Lives On At The National Gallery Of Art: A career-long retrospective of the iconic artist and activist’s work examines racism, inequality, and the beauty of Blackness

A career-long retrospective of the iconic artist and activist’s work examines racism, inequality, and the beauty of Blackness.

03/08/2025

The National Museum of African American History and Culture has been dedicating their digital platforms to celebrating the multifaceted brilliance of Black women, honoring their resilience, essence, and immeasurable contributions to our nation. This month's exhibition is entitled "the Activist: Uplifting Black women who lead the charge for justice, equality, and change."

Celebrate the multifaceted brilliance of Black women, honoring their resilience and immeasurable contributions to the nation and the world.

11/10/2024

Judith Jamison, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater trailblazing dancer and Artistic Director Emerita has died at 81. Jamison's "ability to maintain a human dimension and to project superhuman power and radiance is perhaps one of her most impressive skills.”

Judith Jamison, best known for her work as a dancer, choreographer and artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, has died.

08/03/2024

A literary giant, James Baldwin's centennial birthday

Baldwin is heralded for being everything from an orator, activist and fashion icon. None of that would be true if he weren't a writer first. We asked fans to break down what made his writing work.

07/25/2024

A virtual tour of the groundbreaking exhibition, the Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism, with 160 works of painting, sculpture, photography, film, and ephemera. On view through July 28.

Join Dr. Denise M. Murrell, Merryl H. and James S. Tisch Curator at Large in The Met’s Director's Office, for a virtual tour of the groundbreaking exhibition...

07/08/2024

More important primary sources will become available!

In 2025, University Mississippi Press plans to publish Margaret Walker’s manuscript

06/13/2024

Philadelphia Orchestra renamed its concert hall in honor of Marian Anderson, the first African American singer to perform at New York’s Metropolitan Opera. The date of that dedication, June 8, 2024, has now been declared Marian Anderson Day in the state of Pennsylvania.

The name of the great contralto and civil rights icon now lives above the doors to the grand hall in Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts.

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9501 S King Drive
Chicago, IL
60628

Telephone

+17739952186

Website

https://www.csu.edu/gshaa/history.htm

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