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African American History Month

Celebrating African American History Month (February) with resources and items from the Library of Congress collections.
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Web Discussion, Thursday, February 19, 2015 at noon: “Illuminating the Life and Work of Carter G. Woodson Through His Papers.” Celebrate Black History Month with the Library of Congress through the papers of its founder, Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson, presented by Manuscript Division archivist Joseph Brooks. Register: http://loc.gov/rr/program/web-discussions_form.php Educational Technology, Google Education, Founder, Digital Resources, Digital Learning, Map Skills, Mobile Learning, Discuss, News
Web Discussions: Virtual Programs and Services (Virtual Services, Digital Reference Section)
Web Discussion, Thursday, February 19, 2015 at noon: “Illuminating the Life and Work of Carter G. Woodson Through His Papers.” Celebrate Black History Month with the Library of Congress through the papers of its founder, Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson, presented by Manuscript Division archivist Joseph Brooks. Register: http://loc.gov/rr/program/web-discussions_form.php
Primary Source Set for Teachers - The NAACP: A Century in the Fight for Freedom -- The story of America's oldest and largest civil rights organization, told through letters, photographs, maps, and more. Library of Congress Educational Outreach. Social Studies Resources, Teaching Social Studies, Teaching History, Social Studies, Liberal Arts, African American History Month, African American Studies, Teaching High School, Secondary Resources
The NAACP: A Century in the Fight for Freedom - Primary Source Set | Teacher Resources
Primary Source Set for Teachers - The NAACP: A Century in the Fight for Freedom -- The story of America's oldest and largest civil rights organization, told through letters, photographs, maps, and more. Library of Congress Educational Outreach.
Primary Source Set for Teachers - The Harlem Renaissance: Photographs, authors' drafts, sheet music, an audio recording, and newspaper articles let students explore the artistic and literary legacy of the Harlem Renaissance. Library of Congress Educational Outreach. Ideas, Art, Vintage, History, Library Of Congress, Literary, 1920s, Harlem
The Harlem Renaissance - Primary Source Set | Teacher Resources
Primary Source Set for Teachers - The Harlem Renaissance: Photographs, authors' drafts, sheet music, an audio recording, and newspaper articles let students explore the artistic and literary legacy of the Harlem Renaissance. Library of Congress Educational Outreach.
Blog post: "Teaching Selma: A Civil Rights Struggle Captured in Primary Sources" by Stephen Wesson, Feb 18, 2015. Photograph: 15,000 people march in Harlem. Photo by Stanley Wolfson, March 1965. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Inspiration, Civil Rights Movement, Alabama, People, Collage, Black History Month, Racial Equality, Black History Month Resources, Civil Rights March
Teaching Selma: A Civil Rights Struggle Captured in Primary Sources | Teaching with the Library
Blog post: "Teaching Selma: A Civil Rights Struggle Captured in Primary Sources" by Stephen Wesson, Feb 18, 2015. Photograph: 15,000 people march in Harlem. Photo by Stanley Wolfson, March 1965. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
Vernon E. Jordan working on a voter education project at the Southern Regional Council, Atlanta Georgia. Photo by Warren K. Leffler, June 15, 1967. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Regional, Interior, Presidents, Vintage Photos, Atlanta, Former President, Howard University
[African American lawyer Vernon E. Jordan working on a voter education project, seated at a desk with a typewriter at the Southern Regional Council, Atlanta, Georgia]
Vernon E. Jordan working on a voter education project at the Southern Regional Council, Atlanta Georgia. Photo by Warren K. Leffler, June 15, 1967. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
"Above and beyond the call of duty--Dorie Miller received the Navy Cross at Pearl Harbor, May 27, 1942." Artist, David Stone Martin, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1943. Artist Posters Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Exhibit: “The African American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship.” http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart8.html#0810 Fitness, Medal Of Honor Recipients, Medal Of Honor, Honor, American Heroes, American Odyssey, John Basilone, Call Of Duty
Above and beyond the call of duty--Dorie Miller received the Navy Cross at Pearl Harbor, May 27, 1942
"Above and beyond the call of duty--Dorie Miller received the Navy Cross at Pearl Harbor, May 27, 1942." Artist, David Stone Martin, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1943. Artist Posters Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Exhibit: “The African American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship.” http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart8.html#0810
Blog post: "The Magic Moment" by Caitlin Rizzo, October 18, 2012. Photograph: Gwendolyn Brooks, the 29th Consultant in Poetry at the Library of Congress. Poetry and Literature Center at the Library of Congress. American Poets, Black History, Opera Singers, African American Poets, American Women, Real People, Womens History Month
That Magic Moment | From the Catbird Seat
Blog post: "The Magic Moment" by Caitlin Rizzo, October 18, 2012. Photograph: Gwendolyn Brooks, the 29th Consultant in Poetry at the Library of Congress. Poetry and Literature Center at the Library of Congress.
Blog post: ” Recognizing African-American Veterans This Month and All Other Months Too,” by Lisa Taylor, Feb. 2, 2015. Pictured: Dr. Irene Trowell-Harris, first African American woman to be promoted to general officer in the National Guard. Irene Trowell-Harris Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress. American Veterans, Officer, National Guard, Military Soldiers, African American Women, Veteran, African Diaspora
Recognizing African-American Veterans This Month and All Other Months Too | Folklife Today
Blog post: ” Recognizing African-American Veterans This Month and All Other Months Too,” by Lisa Taylor, Feb. 2, 2015. Pictured: Dr. Irene Trowell-Harris, first African American woman to be promoted to general officer in the National Guard. Irene Trowell-Harris Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
Blog post: ” 2015 African American History Month,” by Margaret Wood, Feb. 2, 2015. Pictured: Books are weapons Read about… “The negro in national defense,” “Africa and the war,” [and] “Negro history and culture” at the Schomburg Collection of the New York Public Library. [between 1941 and 1943], NYC WPA War Services. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Design, Promotion, Federal, Posters, Reading, Administration, Community Library, Community
2015 African American History Month | In Custodia Legis
Blog post: ” 2015 African American History Month,” by Margaret Wood, Feb. 2, 2015. Pictured: Books are weapons Read about… “The negro in national defense,” “Africa and the war,” [and] “Negro history and culture” at the Schomburg Collection of the New York Public Library. [between 1941 and 1943], NYC WPA War Services. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
The Brownies' Book. New York, N.Y.: W. E. DuBois and Dill, 1920-1921. From the Serials Collection in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division at the Library of Congress.  For the full work see: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/ser.01351 Low Carb Recipes, York, Book Of The Month, American Story, American Children, Rare Books, American
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The Brownies' Book. New York, N.Y.: W. E. DuBois and Dill, 1920-1921. From the Serials Collection in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division at the Library of Congress. For the full work see: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/ser.01351
Dedication ceremony at the Hank Aaron Boyhood Home Museum at the Hank Aaron Stadium, Mobile, Alabama.  Photo by Carol M. Highsmith, April 14, 2010.  Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Museums, Films, Baseball, Hank Aaron, Greats, Documentary Photographers
Dedication ceremony at the Hank Aaron Boyhood Home Museum at the Hank Aaron Stadium, Mobile, Alabama
Dedication ceremony at the Hank Aaron Boyhood Home Museum at the Hank Aaron Stadium, Mobile, Alabama. Photo by Carol M. Highsmith, April 14, 2010. Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
Anniversary of the Civil Rights March from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama. Photo by Carol M. Highsmith, March 7, 2010.  Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. National Parks, Tybee Island Georgia, National Parks Usa, Tybee Island, Montgomery Alabama, Alabama Vacation, Southern
45th Anniversary of the Civil Rights March from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama
Anniversary of the Civil Rights March from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama. Photo by Carol M. Highsmith, March 7, 2010. Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
A. PHILIP RANDOLPH, head-and-shoulders, wearing jacket and tie. Silver gelatin photograph by Gordon Parks for Office of War Information, Washington, D.C., 1942 Nov.  Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division  A. Philip Randolph Papers collection at the Library of Congress:  http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms005004 Portrait, Gordon Parks, Martin Luther, King Jr
Images of 20th Century African American Activists: A Select List
A. PHILIP RANDOLPH, head-and-shoulders, wearing jacket and tie. Silver gelatin photograph by Gordon Parks for Office of War Information, Washington, D.C., 1942 Nov. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division A. Philip Randolph Papers collection at the Library of Congress: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms005004
More than 350,000 African Americans served in segregated units during World War I. "True Sons of Freedom."  Color-offset poster. Artist, Charles Gustrine, Chicago, 1918. Library of Congress Exhibit: “The African American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship.”  http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/93503146/ War, American Soldiers, The First Americans, Military History, Soldier, Buffalo Soldier, World War One, World War I, Infantry
African American Odyssey: World War I and Postwar Society (Part 1)
More than 350,000 African Americans served in segregated units during World War I. "True Sons of Freedom." Color-offset poster. Artist, Charles Gustrine, Chicago, 1918. Library of Congress Exhibit: “The African American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship.” http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/93503146/
[Bayard Rustin at news briefing on the Civil Rights March on Washington in the Statler Hotel, half-length portrait, seated at table]. Photo by Warren K. Leffler, August 27, 1963.  U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Bayard Rustin Papers Collection at the Library of Congress: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms996004 Black Panthers, Videos, Civil Rights Activists, Civil Rights Leaders
[Bayard Rustin at news briefing on the Civil Rights March on Washington in the Statler Hotel, half-length portrait, seated at table]
[Bayard Rustin at news briefing on the Civil Rights March on Washington in the Statler Hotel, half-length portrait, seated at table]. Photo by Warren K. Leffler, August 27, 1963. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Bayard Rustin Papers Collection at the Library of Congress: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms996004