Association of Black Sociologists

The Association of Black Sociologists (ABS) is an American learned society dedicated to the advancement of scholarship by African American sociologists. It is based in Chicago, Illinois.[1] Its official journal is Issues in Race & Society, which it publishes in a partnership with Vanderbilt University's Peabody College.[2]

Association of Black Sociologists
Formation1970
Founded atWashington, D. C.
TypeLearned society
PurposeScholarship, advocacy
HeadquartersChicago, Illinois
Key people
James E. Blackwell (first president)
Parent organization
American Sociological Association
Websiteassociationofblacksociologists.org
Formerly called
Caucus of Black Sociologists

History

The history of the Association of Black Sociologists began in 1968, when a group of American sociologists met to encourage the American Sociological Association (ASA) to increase the participation of black Americans in their ranks.[3] It was established in 1970 as the Caucus of Black Sociologists (CBS) at that year's ASA meeting in Washington, D.C.[4] The CBS was influenced by both the women's liberation movement and opposition to the Vietnam War.[5] In 1976, the CBS was incorporated as an independent organization, the Association of Black Sociologists. As a result, it ceased to be a caucus of the ASA.[6]

Membership

When it was founded in 1970, the ABS (then known as the CBS) had 76 members,[3] a number which had grown to 88 by 1979.[7]

References
  1. "Contact". Association of Black Sociologists. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  2. "About Race & Society". Issues in Race & Society. 2015-05-17. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  3. Mjagkij, Nina (2013-05-13). Organizing Black America. Routledge. p. 66. ISBN 978-1135581237.
  4. Wright, Earl (November–December 2009). "The Significance of the Cox-Johnson-Frazier Award". Footnotes. American Sociological Association. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  5. Turner, Bryan S. (2017-12-04). "Caucus of Black Sociologists". The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Theory. The Wiley‐Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Theory. Oxford, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. p. 1. doi:10.1002/9781118430873.est0043. ISBN 9781118430866.
  6. Bell, Joyce M. (2014-06-17). The Black Power Movement and American Social Work. Columbia University Press. p. 58. ISBN 9780231162609.
  7. West, Hollie I. (1979-01-01). "Getting Ahead". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
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