Rediscovering Black History

“Roll Over Beethoven”: Tribute to Chuck Berry

March 20, 2017March 20, 2017 by Ligon, posted in Tribute/News

“I grew up thinking art was pictures until I got into music and found I was an artist and didn't paint.” ~ Chuck Berry On March 18, 2017, Rock ‘n’ Roll legend Chuck Berry passed in his home in St. Charles County, Missouri. He was known for his guitar riffs, showmanship on stage and his … Continue reading “Roll Over Beethoven”: Tribute to Chuck Berry

Two Views: Marcus Garvey the Leader and the Threat

March 14, 2017March 14, 2017 by Ligon, posted in Diaspora, World War I Era

Today's blog was written by Timmia King, undergraduate student at Howard University and spring intern in the Textual Processing Division at the National Archives at College Park, Maryland Coming into this project, I did not think I would find many records relating to Marcus Garvey. One thing I failed to realize, is that today, although … Continue reading Two Views: Marcus Garvey the Leader and the Threat

Frederick Douglass – Statesman, Abolitionist, Champion of the People

February 28, 2017February 4, 2021 by , posted in Emancipation & Reconstruction, Slavery and the Slave Trade

Today’s post was written by Tiffany Walker, Archivist in the Textual Processing Division at the National Archives at College Park Frederick Douglass was a social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in the Northern states and gained a following via … Continue reading Frederick Douglass – Statesman, Abolitionist, Champion of the People

Black History Month 2017: Blogs Related to Military

February 21, 2017February 13, 2017 by Ligon, posted in American Civil War, Military, World War II Era

Happy Black History Month! This year the Rediscovering Black History blog at the National Archives would like to highlight select posts from the past. This public blog was created to inform researchers, scholars, students, and anyone interested in records related to African-American history at the National Archives and Presidential Libraries on the vast amount of … Continue reading Black History Month 2017: Blogs Related to Military

Black History Month 2017: Blogs Related to Black Power

February 16, 2017February 3, 2017 by Ligon, posted in Black Power

Black History Month 2017: Blogs Related to the Post-Reconstruction Era

February 14, 2017January 30, 2017 by Ligon, posted in Post-Reconstruction

Black History Month 2017: Blogs Related to the Civil Rights Movement

February 9, 2017October 21, 2020 by Ligon, posted in Civil Rights, Civil Rights Protest & Issues, Voting Rights

Black History Month 2017: Blogs Related to the Panama Canal

February 7, 2017April 13, 2021 by Ligon, posted in Diaspora, Labor

Black History Month 2017: Blogs Related to Black Education

February 2, 2017October 9, 2020 by Ligon, posted in Civil Rights, Schools and Education

Thanks, Obama

January 19, 2017January 27, 2017 by ncurrie, posted in Tribute/News

Today's post was written by Netisha Currie, Archives Specialist at the National Archives at College Park. Barack Hussein Obama was elected the 44th President of the United States on November 4, 2008. By winning nearly 53% of the popular vote in an election that brought the highest voter turnout until the most recent election of … Continue reading Thanks, Obama