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Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This February marks the 100th anniversary of African American History Month. This celebration, originally Negro History Week, was first established by Dr. Carter G. Woodson in February 1926. Dr. Woodson was a historian and founder of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, now known as the Association for the Study of …
Posted in: African American History
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
Today's blog post discusses the history of civil rights activist, feminist and scholar Dr. Anna Julia Cooper, first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. from the Sorbonne.
Posted in: African American History, Collections, Law Library, Women's History
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This blog post discusses the witch trial and witch ducking of Grace Sherwood, of Pungo and Virginia Beach, Virginia, in 1706.
Posted in: African American History, Collections
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
Some of the founding fathers– Jefferson, Madison, Hamilton—met at a dinner party on June 20, 1790, to discuss options for the siting of the capital of the new Federal government. On July 16, 1790, the founders formally selected a spot on the Potomac River as the permanent capital (Washington, D.C.), after 10 years of siting …
Posted in: African American History, Collections, Law Library
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: African American History, Federal Judiciary, Law Library, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This post explains the background and intent of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Day of Service.
Posted in: African American History, Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
A post about Dovey Johnson Roundtree, a civil rights attorney.
Posted in: African American History, Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This blog post describes the life and career of voting rights and civil rights activist Bob Moses.
Posted in: African American History, Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This blog post describes the life of Medgar Evers, civil rights activist and first field secretary of the NAACP in Mississippi.
Posted in: African American History, Collections, Law Library