 This organization's name was changed to, much like the "Journal of Negro History"’s rechristening to the Journal of African American history, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (also abbreviated as ASALH).This non-profit organization, founded in Chicago and based in Washington, D.C.This organization, along with Woodson, was responsible for the creation of African American History week in 1926, choosing the week that coincided with the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln to bring attention to the importance of black history.