Questions of migration are being debated across the globe with alarming urgency. Yet, contemporary forms of migration and the debates that arise from them are underscored by historical processes often rooted in concerns related to race, gender, sexuality, labor, class, and the state. This workshop aims to pull together scholars committed to the study of migration to and in the Americas during the modern period. Our purpose is to bring together a small group of scholars whose historical...
The ASALH Annual Conference is an occasion to explore the history and culture of people of African descent. Our conference brings together more than one thousand people, including educators, students, community builders, business professionals, and others who share an abiding interest in learning about the contribution of African Americans to this nation and the world.
Christopher Ehret, Distinguished Research Professor, University of California, Los Angeles
Ancient Africa in World History: Invention, Innovation, Impact
Nov. 5: “African Historical Firsts” 10th-century BCE iron smelting furnace from Rwanda Reconstruction by the archaeologist Marie-Claude Van Grunderbeek
Nov. 6: “Crops, Commerce, and Towns in Ancient Africa” Ruins of a 2nd millennium BCE town in West Africa Augustin Holl
Christopher Ehret, Distinguished Research Professor, University of California, Los Angeles
Ancient Africa in World History: Invention, Innovation, Impact
Nov. 5: “African Historical Firsts” 10th-century BCE iron smelting furnace from Rwanda Reconstruction by the archaeologist Marie-Claude Van Grunderbeek
Nov. 6: “Crops, Commerce, and Towns in Ancient Africa” Ruins of a 2nd millennium BCE town in West Africa Augustin Holl
