Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the intersections of history, labor, and Afrofuturism
📍 Location:
The Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park
🔗 More Information: asalh.org/conference
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Registration information and presentation times will be shared soon.
Save the Date: September 24–28, 2025 | Atlanta, GA
We are thrilled to announce that Larry Kenneth Alexander, Founder and President of the Ida B. Wells Center on American Exceptionalism and Restorative Justice, will be speaking at the 110th Annual Conference of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH).
This year’s conference theme is African Americans and Labor, and Larry will join a distinguished roundtable to present his provocative session:
“Something Old, Something New: The Criminal Enslavement of 500,000 Black Colonials and Afrofuturism in the 21st Century.”
Based on his groundbreaking research, Larry’s presentation will explore how 500,000 legally free Afro-Englishmen, rendered slaves after the Treaty of Paris, formed the backbone of America’s slave-based economy.
He repositions their story as a vital part of Afrofuturism, offering a speculative and justice-driven reimagining of Black futures in policy, culture, and law.
Larry will be joined by Dr. Timothy McKeown of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, with additional participants to be announced.