The Significance of Motion Picture Footage Housed at the National Archives and Records Administration Relating to the African American Soldier

by RediscoveringBlog, posted in American Civil War, American Revolutionary Era, Military, World War I Era, World War II Era

Today's blog was written by Donald Roe, Associate Professor of History, Howard University, and former Archivist and Subject Area Expert in the Motion Picture Sound and Video Branch at NARA   The film collection housed at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), consisting of both edited and unedited film footage, is among the largest … Continue reading The Significance of Motion Picture Footage Housed at the National Archives and Records Administration Relating to the African American Soldier

Remembering 1963 through NARA Records

by RediscoveringBlog, posted in Civil Rights

Today's blog post is by Tina L. Ligon.   2013 marks the 50th anniversary of several significant events regarding the modern Civil Rights Movement. The year 1963 witnessed the murder of Mississippi activist Medgar Evers, the forced desegregation of the University of Alabama, the March on Washington for Freedom and Jobs (MOW), the death of … Continue reading Remembering 1963 through NARA Records

Other Finding Aids Relating to African American History Post The Black History Guide to Civilian Records in the National Archives and Records Administration

by RediscoveringBlog, posted in Finding Aids

 Today's Blog post is by Christina Violeta Jones, Ph.D. Dr. Jones is currently an Archivist in the Textual Records Reference Division at the National Archives in College Park, MD were she specializes in Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and other law enforcement Federal agency records.   There are several other printed findings aids … Continue reading Other Finding Aids Relating to African American History Post The Black History Guide to Civilian Records in the National Archives and Records Administration

Protecting America’s Treasures: Black History in the Vault

by RediscoveringBlog, posted in Emancipation & Reconstruction

Today's blog post is by Netisha Currie, Archives Specialist in the Textual Processing Division of the National Archives     A small portion of the millions of records at the National Archives are considered to be of such historic or intrinsic value that researchers are restricted from physical access to these materials. These materials are … Continue reading Protecting America’s Treasures: Black History in the Vault

eBook celebrates the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation

by RediscoveringBlog, posted in Emancipation & Reconstruction

Today’s post comes from Stephanie Greenhut, Education Technology Specialist, in the Education and Public Programs division. In the midst of the Civil War, on January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. This document, preserved here at the National Archives, formally proclaimed the freedom of all enslaved people held in areas still in … Continue reading eBook celebrates the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation

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