Library Of Congress: Ralph Ellison’s “Juneteenth”
The following guest post was written by Barbara Bair, curator of literature, culture and the arts in the Library’s Manuscript Division for the Library of Congress.Continue reading
“Saving Martin Luther King Jr.’s Life in Harlem” MLK Weekend At The Museum
The Museum of the City of New York will celebrate the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with performances by The New York City Gospel Choir, a family program dedicated to the activist legacy left behind by several civil rights heroes including the great man himself, and a display called Saving Martin Luther King Jr.’s Life in Harlem.Continue reading
“In The Heat Of The Summer,” The Harlem Riot Of 1964
On the morning of July 16, 1964, a white police officer in New York City shot and killed a black teenager, James Powell, across the street from the high school where he was attending summer classes.Continue reading
HW Pick: The Rosa Parks Collection At The Library Of Congress
The Rosa Parks Collection at the Library of Congress has been digitized and is now online. The collection, which contains approximately 7,500 manuscripts and 2,500 photographs, is on loan to the Library for 10 years from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation. Continue reading
A “Morehouse Fag” On An All-Male HBCU Campus
Nestled in the heart of Atlanta’s University Center, Morehouse College is a beacon of black male excellence. Continue reading
