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Posted by: Jennifer González
An exploration of the relationship between the slave trade and slavers, especially as told in Key West, Florida.
Posted in: Law Library, Guest Post, African American History
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
The following Pic of the Week is a guest post by Alexander Salopek about the Old Courthouse of the Dred Scott Decision located in St. Louis, Missouri.
Posted in: Law Library, Pic of the Week, African American History, Federal Judiciary
Posted by: Kelly Goles
A blog post about the agricultural pursuits of George Washington Carver
Posted in: Law Library, Guest Post, African American History
Posted by: Jennifer González
The passage of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 escalated tensions over slavery and this blog article tells the story of famous resistance in the Oberlin-Wellington Rescue of 1858.
Posted in: Law Library, Guest Post, African American History
Posted by: Jennifer González
This blog article tells the stories of two enslaved people, Thomas Sims and Anthony Burns, that escape in Boston, Massachusetts, and become fugitive slaves under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
Posted in: Law Library, Guest Post, African American History
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This post explains the background and intent of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Day of Service.
Posted in: Law Library, Collections, African American History
Posted by: Anna Price
A blog post about the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the US Supreme Court.
Posted in: Law Library, In the News, African American History, Women's History
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
A post about Dovey Johnson Roundtree, a civil rights attorney.
Posted in: Law Library, Collections, African American History
Posted by: Kelly Goles
The Pic of the Week is of the Thurgood Marshall House in Baltimore.
Posted in: Law Library, Collections, Pic of the Week, African American History