Month: January 2013

Ida B. Wells-Barnett Takes Crusade Against Racial Violence to the President

by RediscoveringBlog, posted in Black Women, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Protest & Issues

Ida B. Wells was among many individuals whose letters bombarded the Department of Justice demanding Federal help to fight racial violence. These letters are found among Year Files, 1884 1903 (National Archives Identifier 578368) located in RG 60, General Records of the Department of Justice (DOJ). This file consists of many letters, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and telegrams … Continue reading Ida B. Wells-Barnett Takes Crusade Against Racial Violence to the President

Bringing Black History into the 21st Century

by RediscoveringBlog, posted in Uncategorized

This post is written by Tina L. Ligon, an Archivist in the Textual Processing Division of the National Archives and Project Lead for the Updated Black History Guide. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is dedicated to preserving the history of the Federal Government and the American people. In 1984, Dr. Debra Newman Ham … Continue reading Bringing Black History into the 21st Century