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February 28, 2021

Collection Spotlight: African American Perspectives

February 14, 2021 by PSN Leave a Comment

"African American Perspectives" gives a panoramic and eclectic review of African American history and culture and is primarily comprised of two collections in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division: the African American Pamphlet Collection and the Daniel A.P. Murray Collection with a date range of 1822 through 1909. Most were written by African-American authors, though some were written by others on topics of particular importance in African-American history. Among the authors … [Read more...]

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Integrating Technology: Primary Source Crowdsourcing Campaigns

May 6, 2019 by PSN Leave a Comment

By the People is a Library of Congress project that invites anyone to transcribe, review, and tag digitized images of manuscripts and typed materials from the Library’s collections. This is a great literacy activity for students. Come check it out by clicking the links below! By the People Campaigns People Susan B. Anthony Clara Barton: Angel of the Battlefield Carrie Chapman Catt Anna E. Dickinson Letters to Lincoln Alan Lomax: The Man Who Recorded the World Rosa … [Read more...]

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Primary Source Spotlight: NAACP

February 18, 2016 by PSN Leave a Comment

Curated set of primary sources and other resources related to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) The NAACP: A Century in the Fight for Freedom primary source set, includes teacher's guide NAACP image set Historical newspaper coverage National Negro Committee 1910 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People articles from the Broad Ax 1895-1922 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People NAACP Oral … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Primary Source Picks Tagged With: african american, Arthur Spingarn, broad ax, Cecilia Suyat Marshall, Charles Hamilton Houston, clara luper, Clarence Mitchell, Ella Baker, february, Harry Tyson Moore, Herbert Hill, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, images, interviews, James Farmer, Joseph L. Rauh, Joseph Lowery, legislation, lynching, mary church terrell, Mary White Ovington, Medgar W. Evers, naacp, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Negro Committee, newspaper articles, Oliver Hill, oral histories, pss, Reverend Dr. Amos Brown, Robert Hayling, roy wilkins, streaming webcasts, Thomas Gaither, thurgood marshall, videos, Walter Francis White, walter white, webcasts, William E. B. Du Bois, William English Walling, William Lloyd Garrison

Primary Source Spotlight: Black Women’s Clubs

March 24, 2015 by PSN Leave a Comment

In the late nineteenth century black women organized to bolster their communities by undertaking educational, philanthropic and welfare activities.¹ National Association of Colored Women reports, articles & other texts National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs historical newspaper coverage National Association of Colored Women's Clubs website Negro Women’s Clubs historical newspaper coverage African-American women’s clubs in Chicago 1890-1920 Illinois Periodicals … [Read more...]

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Today in History: Mary Church Terrell

September 23, 2011 by PSN Leave a Comment

Today in History–September 23–the Library of Congress features Mary Church Terrell, born on this day in 1863. One of the first African American women to graduate from college, Terrell worked as an educator, political activist, and first president of the National Association of Colored Women. Learn more by visiting the Today in History section and clicking the links below. Mary Church Terrell primary source set Mary Church Terrell Papers Mary Church Terrell: Advocate for African … [Read more...]

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