| Association of Black Sociologists | |
| Formation: | 1970 |
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| Founding Location: | Washington, D. C. |
| Dissolved: | --> |
| Type: | Learned society |
| Purpose: | Scholarship, advocacy |
| Headquarters: | Chicago, Illinois |
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| Languages: | --> |
| Key People: | James E. Blackwell (first president) |
| Publication: | --> |
| Parent Organization: | American Sociological Association |
| Formerly: | Caucus 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]
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]
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]