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Posted by: Carla D. Hayden
A remembrance of Rep. John Lewis by Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden upon the congressman's death on July 17, 2020.
Posted in: African American History, Civil Rights, Congress, Washington DC
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Rosa Parks launched one of the most influential protests in American history, chronicled at the Library and featured in the exhibit, "Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words." You can explore it online, even while the Library is closed due to COVID-19. The Parks papers and exhibit are part of the Library's role in preserving and presenting the lives of revolutionary American changemakers.
Posted in: African American History, Civil Rights, Exhibitions
Posted by: Neely Tucker
In a National Book Festival Presents conversation that premieres tonight (June 5), Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden and Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Lonnie Bunch discuss the national protests that have roiled the nation after the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police.
Posted in: African American History, Civil Rights, Crime and Punishment, National Book Festival, News
Posted by: Wendi Maloney
Jesse Holland wears a lot of different hats: he’s an award-winning political journalist, he’s a television host, he’s a professor and he’s a comics aficionado — he wrote the first novel about the Black Panther for Marvel in 2018. African American history is yet another of his passions — in particular documenting long-overlooked contributions of …
Posted in: African American History, Civil Rights, Civil War, Exhibitions, Kluge Center, Researcher Stories
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Ida B. Wells, one of the most influential investigative journalists in American history, is remembered in this post as a fearless truth-teller.
Posted in: African American History, Civil Rights, Women's History
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The Rosa Parks Papers are the subject of a major exhibit at the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Civil Rights, Collections, Exhibitions, Women's History