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Archive for the African American History Category (34 Posts)

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Searching African American Newspapers in Chronicling America

Posted by: Malea Walker

Posted in: African American History, Digitized Newspapers, Interviews, Newspapers

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

Negro Leagues Baseball Trivia

Posted by: Mike Queen

Posted in: African American History, Baseball, Digitized Newspapers, Newspapers, Sports

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

Toni Stone: First Woman to Play Big-League Baseball.

Posted by: Amber Paranick

Posted in: African American History, Baseball, Biography, Newspapers, Sports, Women's History

Historical Women in STEM

Posted by: Heather Thomas

Posted in: African American History, Asian American History, Biography, Digitized Newspapers, Hispanic American History, Native American History, Newspapers, Women's History

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

African American Newspapers Added to Chronicling America

Posted by: Amber Paranick

Posted in: African American History, Digitized Newspapers, Newspapers

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Belle de Costa Greene: Library Director, Advocate, and Rare Books Expert.

Posted by: Joanna Colclough

Posted in: African American History, Biography, Digitized Newspapers, Women's History

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

Althea Gibson: Tennis Turmoil and Triumph

Posted by: Malea Walker

Posted in: African American History, Biography, Digitized Newspapers, Sports, Women's History

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

Tulsa Race Massacre: Newspaper Complicity and Coverage

Posted by: Malea Walker

Posted in: African American History, Digitized Newspapers, Newspapers

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

Sojourner Truth’s Most Famous Speech

Posted by: Malea Walker

Posted in: African American History, Digitized Newspapers, Newspapers