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In keeping with the character of Howard as a major historically Black university, the mission of the Department of History derives from the determination of people of African descent to advance and affirm the cause of human freedom, equality, and dignity. Intrinsic to this mission is a perspective on the world that conveys full respect for the integrity and dignity of all people, particularly emph

asizing the history and culture of peoples of African origin. It is within this historical-cultural context that the community of scholars in the Department of History is committed to seeking truth, increasing knowledge, producing excellent scholarship and approaching the education of students holistically. In regard to the discipline of history, creating the opportunity for students to acquire both breadth and depth of knowledge as well as understanding are seminal concerns of this department's faculty. Thus, it is the History Department's mission to provide the student at the undergraduate level with: 1) an appreciation of the discipline of history as a tool for critical thinking and learning, 2) understanding of the process of historical research and reconstruction, 3) substantive knowledge as well as the accurate reconstruction and interpretation of the collective experience of the world's people, and 4) a special emphasis on the history of people of African descent. At the graduate level, the Department of History's mission is to train professional historians and to provide specialized training in the methodology of historical interpretation and research as a basis for leadership in the profession and scholarly community. Follow us also on twitter

Students we hope to see you at Graduate School 101 on Tuesday, November 19th at 3pm via Zoom!
11/07/2024

Students we hope to see you at Graduate School 101 on Tuesday, November 19th at 3pm via Zoom!

As we approach election day, please check out Dr. Ana Lucia Araujo’s latest article "Legacies of Slavery Across the Amer...
11/04/2024

As we approach election day, please check out Dr. Ana Lucia Araujo’s latest article "Legacies of Slavery Across the Americas Still Shape Our Politics" in Time "Made by History." Link here https://time.com/7134374/slavery-americas-brazil

Check out this virtual event on November 12th with Dr. Ademide Adelusi-Adeluyi on her new book Imagine Lagos: Mapping Hi...
11/04/2024

Check out this virtual event on November 12th with Dr. Ademide Adelusi-Adeluyi on her new book Imagine Lagos: Mapping History, Place, and Politics in a Nineteenth-Century African City!

Imagine Lagos: Mapping History, Place, and Politics in a Nineteenth-Century African City by Ademide Adelusi-Adeluyi, Howard University. Discussant: Damilola Adebayo, York University

We had a great session of the Seminar "Slavery, Memory, and African Diasporas" to discuss the new book Black Elders The ...
10/31/2024

We had a great session of the Seminar "Slavery, Memory, and African Diasporas" to discuss the new book Black Elders The Meaning of Age in American Slavery and Freedom by Dr. Frederick Knight (Professor and Chair of the Department of History). Stay tuned for the next sessions of the seminar next Spring 2025.

Last week Howard University and Brown University  students visited the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Histor...
10/29/2024

Last week Howard University and Brown University students visited the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site , the Bethune Statue in Lincoln Park and in Statuary Hall at the United States Capitol. This experiential learning trip is a part of the Mary McLeod Bethune Colloquium, a course that is co-taught between Drs. Noliwe Rooks and Ashley Preston.

Special thanks to Miss Reinah McNeil, one of our wonderful history students, who took these photos. We would also like to thank the U.S. Capitol Historical Society and alumni Dr. Felicia Bell and Ranger John Fowler for their informative tours.

Join us for the lecture "Slavery in Two Worlds: East Africans in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean" by Professor Kristina Ri...
10/28/2024

Join us for the lecture "Slavery in Two Worlds: East Africans in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean" by Professor Kristina Richardson at University of Virginia. Professor Richardson is a Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar and the event is supported by the Seminar "Slavery, Memory, and African Diasporas" sponsored by the Department of History and Moorland Spingarn Center.

Last evening, Politics and Prose hosted a conversation between Dr. Ana Araujo and Dr. Nemata Blyden about Dr. Araujo’s b...
10/26/2024

Last evening, Politics and Prose hosted a conversation between Dr. Ana Araujo and Dr. Nemata Blyden about Dr. Araujo’s brilliant new book “Humans in Shackles: An Atlantic History of Slavery”

Yesterday, Professor Ana Lucia Araujo launched her new book Humans in Shackles: An Atlantic History of Slavery (Universi...
10/25/2024

Yesterday, Professor Ana Lucia Araujo launched her new book Humans in Shackles: An Atlantic History of Slavery (University of Chicago Press, 2024) at Politics and Prose Union Market in Washington DC. She was in conversation with Professor Nemata Blyden (University of Virginia). Thank you to faculty and students who were in attendance!

Kudos to PhD student in US History, Brandon Nightingale who presented his work at the 6th World Conference on Arts, Huma...
10/24/2024

Kudos to PhD student in US History, Brandon Nightingale who presented his work at the 6th World Conference on Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education in Amsterdam, Netherlands! 🇳🇱 Brandon had the opportunity to share his dissertation research on the origins of the Black Press Archives at the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, highlighting the critical role these publications play in preserving and amplifying Black voices.

Brandon emphasizes that being able to discuss these digitization efforts led with the Black Press Archives project on such a global stage is truly inspiring. Here is to continuing the work of preserving our history and making it accessible for future generations!

This morning Howard University and Brown University students are visiting the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National...
10/24/2024

This morning Howard University and Brown University students are visiting the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site, the Bethune Statue in Lincoln Park and in Statuary Hall at the Capitol. This experiential learning trip is a part of the Mary McLeod Bethune Colloquium, a course that is co-taught between Drs. Rooks and Preston.

This Thursday, October 24, 7:00 PM, join Professor Araujo for this talk her new book Humans in Shackles, in conversation...
10/22/2024

This Thursday, October 24, 7:00 PM, join Professor Araujo for this talk her new book Humans in Shackles, in conversation with University of Virginia Professor and historian Nemata Blyden.

Join Dr. Jeff Kerr-Ritchie this Friday for an online discussion with the United Nations!
10/21/2024

Join Dr. Jeff Kerr-Ritchie this Friday for an online discussion with the United Nations!

Happy Homecoming Bison! Please check out the latest newsletter for exciting undergraduate happenings.
10/18/2024

Happy Homecoming Bison! Please check out the latest newsletter for exciting undergraduate happenings.

Happy Homecoming Bison! We hope that you are out enjoying this wonderful 100th anniversary of this special occasion. We are also a little over halfway through the semester and midterm grades should…

Congratulations to Professor Nikki M. Taylor: her book Brooding Over Bloody Revenge: Enslaved Women's Lethal Resistance ...
10/16/2024

Congratulations to Professor Nikki M. Taylor: her book Brooding Over Bloody Revenge: Enslaved Women's Lethal Resistance (Cambridge University Press, 2023) is the WINNER of the first edition of the Book Prize.

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