Archive: June 2025 (2 Posts)

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A child carrying a bundle of newspapers in one hand, the other arm held high with a copy of the Anchorage Daily Times, the headline reading

AHHA! Firsts in Black and African American Cartoons and Comics

June 26, 2025

While participating in the Library’s Archives, History, and Heritage Advanced Internship Program (AHHA), Lucy Havens researched the representation of Black cartoon and comic creators in the Library’s Comic Book Collection. Here she highlights a handful of “firsts” in the history of Black and African American cartoons and comics. Read more about it!

Posted in: African American History, Chronicling America, Comic Books, Newspaper Comic Strips

Color illustration showing colonial soldiers in blue coats being overwhelmed by British soldiers in red coats.

250 Years Ago: The Battle of Bunker Hill

June 12, 2025

Posted by: Malea Walker

In the dark of night on June 16, 1775, colonial soldiers worked hard to dig, build and fortify the area around Breed’s Hill and Bunker Hill outside of Charlestown, Massachusetts, to prepare for the battle the next day. Read about the Battle of Bunker Hill in newspapers from 1775.

Posted in: America250, Digitized Newspapers

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