African American Studies

Emory Univ. Opens Alice Walker Papers

libmeh — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:55:08 +0000

Pulitzer Prize winning author Alice Walker’s papers will go on display on April 24th. There will be a formal opening on April 23rd in the Schatten Gallery of the Robert W. Woodruff Library on the Emory University Campus. Alice Walker will visit the campus on April 24th at 8 p.m. to celebrate the opening of the papers. The material includes scrapbooks, drafts of her early writings, notebooks and photographs.

W.E.B. DuBois Papers to be put online at U. Mass.

libmeh — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:34:18 +0000

The University’s W.E.B DuBois Library has about 100,000 letters, diaries, photographs and other items on DuBois’ life and work. The library plans to scan, catalog, digitize and put online the papers of this noted sociologist and civil rights pioneer who helped found the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). This is a two year project beginning in July and funded by Verizon.

John Hope Franklin 1915-2009

libmeh — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:06:34 +0000

A great historian passed away March 25th in Durham North Carolina. John Hope Franklin, most known for his pioneering history of African Americans – From Slavery to Freedom – first published in 1947, died of heart failure at the age of 94. His life is being celebrated today in all the media outlets because of his dedication to researching and documenting the truth about the history of race and the African American in this country.

Blacks and the 2008 Democratic National Convention

libmeh — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:26:29 +0000

The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies – a non-partisan research institution published this analysis.

Minority Voting Surged in 2008 Election, According to Project Vote Analysis

libmeh — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:03:38 +0000

Project Vote analyzed the vote in the 2008 presidential election and determined that there was dramatic increase in the number of ballots cast by “traditionally underrepresented groups”. A link to the full report is here.

Black History Month 2009

libmeh — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:17:47 +0000

The theme for Black History Month this year is” Quest for Black Citizenship in the Americas: Celebrating the NAACP Centennial”. Visit the Association for the Study of the African American Life and History(ASALH) website for more information.

New Information About African Americans

libmeh — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:17:32 +0000

The State Library of North Carolina has an online database with new information African American schools, churches and other institutions.

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admin — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:33:37 +0000

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