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Posted by: Malea Walker
As COVID-19 changes our world, we rely on our medical community to care for us and our loved ones more than ever. But their names rarely make the headlines despite their tireless efforts and personal risk. So in honor of National Nurses Week, we are dedicating this issue to all of those nurses who are …
Posted in: African American History, Biography, Digitized Newspapers, Women's History
Posted by: Malea Walker
While the Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room is closed during the pandemic, we are extending our chat hours to 12pm to 4pm, Monday through Friday! Chat with us live, send us a message, or give us a call. Read more about our resources and how we can help!
Posted in: Digitized Newspapers
Posted by: Malea Walker
In a time of extreme racism and yellow journalism, documenting and speaking the truth about lynchings in the South was a rare and dangerous act. But that did not stop journalist Ida B. Wells.
Posted in: African American History, Biography, Digitized Newspapers, Journalism, Women's History