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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 African American History Month, Black History Month, Mobile Learning, Digital Learning, Map Skills, Teaching Resources, Teaching Ideas, Godwin, February 19
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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
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. Secondary Resources, Social Studies Resources, Teaching Social Studies, Teacher Resources, Teaching History, Online Resources, African American Studies, Teaching Skills
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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. Homemade School, Living In Brazil, Teaching Ela, Project Ideas, Projects, Harlem Renaissance, Primary Sources, African Diaspora
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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. Civil Rights March, Protest Songs, Sun Photo, Civil Rights Movement, King Jr, African American History, Library Of Congress, Martin Luther King, Harlem
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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. Civil Rights Leaders, Civil Rights Activists, Voter Education, Celebrity Deaths, Celebrity News, Black Leaders, College Fund
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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 Vintage Poster Art, Vintage Art, American Odyssey, Navy Cross, Female Marines, Pearl Harbor Attack, Medal Of Honor, Above And Beyond
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"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. African American Poets, American Women, Women In History, Black History, Black National Anthem, National Poetry Month, Catbird
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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. African American Women, Lisa Taylor, Folklife, American Veterans, National Guard
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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. African American Books, African History, American Life, Wpa Posters, Library Posters, Reading Posters, Book Posters, Poster Art
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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 African Americans, Web Dubois, Tales For Children, American Children, American Girl, Book Of The Month, Get Educated
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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. Today In Black History, Hank Aaron, Mobile Alabama, Documentary Photographers, Recent Events, Carole
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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. Alabama Vacation, Florida Vacation, Tybee Island Georgia, Montgomery Alabama, National Parks Usa, Cultural Diversity
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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 Gordon Parks, Chicago Architecture, Image Archive, Head & Shoulders, Randolph, Heritage Image
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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/ American Soldiers, American Civil War, Art Vintage, Vintage Posters, Pieces Vintage, Vintage Photos, The First Americans, Propaganda Posters
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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 Lgbt Rights, Human Rights, Bayard, Black Panthers, American Heroes
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[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
“Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938” contains more than 2,300 first-person accounts of slavery and 500 black-and-white photographs of former enslaved persons. These narratives were collected in the 1930s as part of the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Manuscript Division and Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/snhtml/ Black History Facts, Us History, Family History, Race In America, American Photo, Le Far West, Historical Pictures
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“Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938” contains more than 2,300 first-person accounts of slavery and 500 black-and-white photographs of former enslaved persons. These narratives were collected in the 1930s as part of the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Manuscript Division and Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/snhtml/
Convention of former slaves, Wash., D.C. 1916. National Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Brave, Bon Courage, Thing 1, Before Us, Black Is Beautiful, Black People
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Convention of former slaves, Wash., D.C. 1916. National Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
Portrait of Duke Ellington, Aquarium, New York, N.Y., between 1946 and 1948. Photograph by William P. Gottlieb. William P. Gottlieb Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress. Jazz Artists, Jazz Musicians, Sir Duke, Newport Jazz Festival, Classic Jazz, Duke Ellington, Jazz Blues
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Portrait of Duke Ellington, Aquarium, New York, N.Y., between 1946 and 1948. Photograph by William P. Gottlieb. William P. Gottlieb Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress.
Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm announcing her candidacy for presidential nomination. Photo by Thomas J. O’Halloran, Jan 25, 1972. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Kings & Queens, Shirley Chisholm, Non Plus Ultra, By Any Means Necessary, Great Women
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Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm announcing her candidacy for presidential nomination. Photo by Thomas J. O’Halloran, Jan 25, 1972. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
H. Rap Brown, SNCC [i.e., Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee], news conf[erence]. Photo by Marion S. Trikosko, July 27, 1967. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Black Panther Party, Black Celebrities, Power To The People, Young Black
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H. Rap Brown, SNCC [i.e., Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee], news conf[erence]. Photo by Marion S. Trikosko, July 27, 1967. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
Civil rights march on Washington, D.C. Photo by Warren K. Leffler, August 28, 1963. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Rosa Parks, Suffrage Movement, History Education, History Museum, Modern History, History Facts
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Civil rights march on Washington, D.C. Photo by Warren K. Leffler, August 28, 1963. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
[Sign: "Colored Waiting Room."] Esther Bubley, photographer. Rome, Georgia. September 1943. Farm Security Administration/ Office of War Information Photograph Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. White People Problems, Rome Georgia, Gil Scott Heron, Greyhound Bus, Jim Crow, Images Google, Historia
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[Sign: "Colored Waiting Room."] Esther Bubley, photographer. Rome, Georgia. September 1943. Farm Security Administration/ Office of War Information Photograph Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
[Photograph of Tuskegee airmen attending a briefing in Ramitelli, Italy, March 1945]. Photo by Toni Frissell, March 1945. Toni Frissell Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Shorpy Historical Photos, History Photos, History Queen, Strange History, Tudor History, British History
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[Photograph of Tuskegee airmen attending a briefing in Ramitelli, Italy, March 1945]. Photo by Toni Frissell, March 1945. Toni Frissell Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
Civil Rights Act the Subject of Four Teacher Webinars. Library of Congress and Teaching Tolerance Collaborate on Series of Free Online Workshops. Click for more info and to register. Teacher Webinars, Teaching Tolerance, Civil Rights, Free Online, Civilization, Subjects
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[Front cover of Jackie Robinson comic book]. c1951. American Memory collection: “ Jackie Robinson & Other Baseball Highlights, 1860s-1960s.” Library of Congress. Jackie Robinson, Baseball League, Baseball Players, Baseball Cards, Baseball Pics, Baseball Memorabilia, Baseball Stuff, Baseball Glove, Baseball Field
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[Front cover of Jackie Robinson comic book]. c1951. American Memory collection: “ Jackie Robinson & Other Baseball Highlights, 1860s-1960s.” Library of Congress.