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Archive for the African American History Category (48 Posts)

A group of African American nurses in uniform stands in line at attention, wearing WWII-era military uniforms.

“Still Out There Fighting”: VHP’S Newest Online Exhibit

Posted by: Megan Harris

Posted in: African American Heritage Month, African American History, African American History Month, Black History Month, Civil Rights, Diverse Experiences in Service, Oral History, Serving: Our Voices, Veterans History Project, World War II

Candace Milburn with the contencts of the African-American veteran themed "Go Box"

Black History Month ‘Go Box’ – Surrogates from the Veterans History Project Collection

Posted by: Lisa Taylor

Posted in: African American Heritage Month, African American History, African American History Month, African Americans, Black History Month, Cultural Heritage, Diverse Experiences in Service, Exhibits, Narratives, Oral History, Photographs, Serving: Our Voices, Storytelling, Veterans History Project, World War II

“Jail, No Bail”: Tactics of Protest in the Freedom Struggle in Rock Hill, South Carolina

Posted by: Guha Shankar

Posted in: African American History, African Americans, Black History Month, Civil Rights, Civil Rights History Project, Ernest Finney, Freedom Struggle, Friendship Nine, Rock Hill Nine

Violet Hill Gordon in uniform.

The Courage to Deliver: The Women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion

Posted by: Lisa Taylor

Posted in: African American Heritage Month, African American History, African American History Month, African Americans, Black History Month, Civil Rights, Cultural Heritage, Diverse Experiences in Service, Narratives, Oral History, Serving: Our Voices, Storytelling, Veterans History Project, Women's History, World War II

A person stands outdoors in front of a stone wall, holding a fiddle.

AFC Kicks off Homegrown 2023 with Jake Blount February 23

Posted by: Stephen Winick

Posted in: African American History, Folk Music, Homegrown Concert Series

A man playing a guitar and singing to a close crowd of a dozen or so men and women

Community Collection Grants: R&B Urban Line Dancing on “Of the People”

Posted by: Stephen Winick

Posted in: AFC Awards, African American History

A man playing a guitar and singing to a close crowd of a dozen or so men and women

John Jackson Tells a Ghost Story for Halloween

Posted by: Stephen Winick

Posted in: African American History, Halloween, Narratives, Storytelling

A man playing a guitar and singing to a close crowd of a dozen or so men and women

“A Central Thread of Our History”: African American Heritage Lasts Longer than a Month

Posted by: Guha Shankar

Posted in: African American History, African American History Month, African Americans, Black History Month, Cultural Heritage, Folk Music, Homegrown Concert Series, Spiritual music, Zydeco

A man playing a guitar and singing to a close crowd of a dozen or so men and women

Homegrown Plus: Samite

Posted by: Stephen Winick

Posted in: AFC Events, African American History, Homegrown Concert Series, Homegrown Plus