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Archive for the African American History Category (54 Posts)

Louis Armstrong, in a white shirt, blows into his trumpet during a concert. His eyes are closed.

“Just Jazz,” The Trailblazing Radio Show, Now at the Library

Posted by: Wendi Maloney

Posted in: African American, African American History, Civil Rights, Gazette, Music, Performing Arts

Black History Month, Day 1: A Petition for Justice Nearly 20 Yards Long

Posted by: Neely Tucker

Posted in: African American, African American History, Civil Rights, Civil War, Congress, LCM, Manuscripts

Head and shoulders portrait of Ida B. Wells, based on a photograph. She's facing right, hair swept up in a bun, a stern expression on her face

Ida B. Wells, W.E.B. Du Bois, and the Maps of American Racism

Posted by: Wendi Maloney

Posted in: African American, African American History, Congress, Education, Geography and Maps Division, Junior Fellows Program, LCM, Library Work and Employees, Maps, Technology

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Crime Classics: Ed Lacy’s Edgar Award-Winning “Room to Swing”

Posted by: Neely Tucker

Posted in: African American History, Jewish American History, Library of Congress Crime Classics, Library Work and Employees, Writers

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An Evening with Hazel Scott, Sept. 28!

Posted by: Neely Tucker

Posted in: African American, African American History, Events, LCM, Music, Women's History

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W.E.B. DuBois and The Brownies’ Book

Posted by: Neely Tucker

Posted in: African American, African American History, Kids, LCM

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Bill Russell: In His Own Words

Posted by: Neely Tucker

Posted in: African American, African American History, Civil Rights

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Mississippi Author Jesmyn Ward: Winner of the 2022 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction

Posted by: Neely Tucker

Posted in: African American, African American History, Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction, National Book Festival, Women's History, Writers

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Jelly Roll Morton at the Library

Posted by: Neely Tucker

Posted in: African American, African American History, LCM, Music