“Ro-sa Parks! Ro-sa Parks!” Kicking off Black History Month
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
Category: Civil Rights
Rosa Parks, In Her Own Words: A Short Documentary
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The writings and social activism of civil rights icon Rosa Parks, as read and remembered by Bryan Stevenson, Condoleezza Rice, Ken Burns, Jacqueline Woodson, Sharon Robinson and others in this short documentary.
Posted in: Civil Rights, Exhibitions, Film, Video
Pic of the Week: Harriet Tubman, Seen as Never Before
Posted by: Neely Tucker
In a March 25 ceremony, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden and National Museum of African American History and Culture Director Lonnie Bunch unveiled the photo album of abolionist Emily Howland, featuring a previously unknown portrait of Harriet Tubman. The portrait, taken around 1868, captures Tubman in her mid 40s, years younger than most surviving photographs that show her late in life
Posted in: Civil Rights, Civil War, Photos, Pic of the Week, Women's History
Mary Ann Shadd Cary: Trailblazer for Feminism, Freedom
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Mary Ann Shadd Cary was a 19th Century African-American feminist, lawyer, anti-slavery crusader and newspaper publisher.
Posted in: Civil Rights, Civil War, Women's History
African-American History Month: First Pan-African Congress
Posted by: Wendi Maloney
This is a guest post by Ryan Reft, a historian in the Manuscript Division. It coincides with the centenary this month of the first Pan-African Congress. The problem of the 20th century is the problem of the color line, author and civil rights pioneer W.E.B. DuBois famously wrote in “To the Nations of the World,” …
Posted in: Civil Rights, Exhibitions
African-American History Month: The Struggle for Civil Rights Past, Present and Future
Posted by: Wendi Maloney
This is a guest post by Lavonda Kay Broadnax, digital reference specialist in the Library’s Researcher and Reference Services Division. A few weeks ago, we celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his work as an activist. Some 100 years before King’s powerful entry into the civil rights movement, however, the fight for civil rights …
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An 1848 Christmas Story: The Gift of Freedom
Posted by: Wendi Maloney
This is a guest post by Lavonda Kay Broadnax, digital reference specialist in the Library’s Research and Reference Services Division. December is a month of holidays and festivities that bring families and friends together to celebrate their good fortune and look forward to the year ahead. For the enslaved couple William and Ellen Craft, the …
Posted in: Books, Civil Rights, Curators
“Do the Right Thing”: National Film Registry 30/30
Posted by: John Sayers
The following is part of a 30-post series on the Library’s Now See Hear! blog celebrating 30 years of our National Film Registry, which selects 25 films each year showcasing the range and diversity of American film heritage to increase awareness for its preservation. The 30th National Film Registry selections will be announced next month. This …
Posted in: Audiovisual, Civil Rights, Film
World War I: Armistice Day
Posted by: Wendi Maloney
This is a guest post by Ryan Reft, a historian in the Manuscript Division, to mark the 100th anniversary of the signing of the armistice ending World War I. “Everything for which America has fought has been accomplished,” wrote President Woodrow Wilson on Nov. 11, 1918, in a statement addressed to his “fellow countrymen.” The …
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