Historian Allyson Hobbs tells the story of countless African Americans who passed as white, leaving behind families and friends, roots and community. A book signing follows the program. To access...
971 VuesFifty years ago, Stokely Carmichael first publicly uttered the phrase “Black Power” at a rally during the March Against Fear in Mississippi. Four months later, the Black Panther Party was founded ...
1,000 VuesFind out more about this film, featured in "The Unwritten Record," the National Archives blog of the Special Media Archives Services Division: https://unwritten-recor...
1,198 VuesNine From Little Rock was digitally restored by the Motion Picture Preservation Lab for the 50th anniversary of its win for Best Short Documentary at the 1965 Academy Awards. Find out more about th...
1,486 VuesFrederick Douglass, ex-slave turned leading abolitionist, was the most photographed American of the 19th century. Now, as a result of research by John Stauffer, Douglass has emerged as a leading pione...
1,181 VuesCreator(s): Department of the Navy. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Naval Observatory. 1942-9/18/1947 (Most Recent) Series: Navy Motion Picture Film Productions, ca. 1939 - ca. 1947 Record...
1,254 VuesThis presentation will highlight some of the most important federal records for identifying former slaves and slave owners, including: Census Civil War and later military service and pensi...
1,169 VuesIn They Were Her Property, historian Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers has written a book that bridges women’s history, the history of the South, and African American history. Rather than land, women typica...
1,465 VuesThe Negro Soldier, 1944 (Digitally restored) ARC Identifier 35956 / Local Identifier 111-OF-51 Moving Images from the Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Offi...
1,240 VuesThe Stars for Freedom–a handful of celebrities both black and white–risked their careers by crusading for racial equality. Focusing on the “Leading Six” trailblazers—Harry Belafonte, Ossie D...
1,444 VuesAfrican American Life in Washington, DC, Before Emancipation As Washington became the focus of abolitionism before the Civil War, antislavery activists argued that the sight of slavery and slave deal...
1,200 VuesArchives technician Matthew Margis discusses the history of African American soldiers in World War I through the photographic holdings in the National Archives. ⇒ Event Evaluation Form: https://ww...
1,182 VuesChief Librarian Jeffery Hartley discusses the history and contents of the U.S. Congressional Serial Set for family history research. The presentation includes African American genealogy and a demonstr...
1,174 VuesIn 1862, the DC Emancipation Act freed enslaved persons in the District of Columbia. Damani Davis, archivist, discusses petitions filed by owners and slaves under the Act. ⇒ Event Evaluation Form:...
1,168 VuesTina L. Ligon, archivist, will discuss records relating to desegregation, integration, and studies on black education. She will cover the Brown v. Board of Education case, the Little Rock Nine crisis,...
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