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In the Jim Crow era, along with black churches, schools, and newspapers, African Americans also had their own history. Making Black History focuses on the engine behind the early black history movement, Carter G. Woodson and his Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH) . Author Jeffrey Aaron Snyder shows how the study and celebration of black history became an increasingly important part of African American life over the course of the early to mid-twentieth century. It was the glue that held African Americans together as "a people," a weapon to fight racism, and a roadmap to a brighter future.Making Black History takes an expansive view of the historical enterprise, covering not just the production of black history but also its circulation, reception, and performance.
About the Author
Jeffrey Aaron Snyder is an assistant professor in the department of educational studies at Carleton College. He is a frequent contributor to newspapers and magazines such as Boston Review, Education Week, and the New Republic. He lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Website: jeffreyaaronsnyder.com
