Tag Archives: Howard University
“Turn this Town Out”: Stokely Carmichael, Black Power, and the March against Fear
Today’s blog was written by Dr. Tina L. Ligon, Supervisory Archivist at the National Archives at College Park, Maryland The March against Fear that took place in June 1966, is considered the last great march against racism of the 1960s … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversary, Black Power
Tagged Bruce Bains, Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), Greenwood_Mississippi, Howard University, James Meredith, Lowndes County Freedom Organization (LCFO), March against Fear, Meredith March, Parchman State Prison Farm, RG 65, Robert "Bob" Smith, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Stokely Carmichael, Stone Street Elementary School, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), Tina L. Ligon, Willie Ricks
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Black College Life in the New Deal: A Google Cultural Institute Exhibit
Today’s blog was written by Netisha Currie, Archives Specialist at the National Archives in College Park. In celebration of Black History Month, the Google Cultural Institute has created a channel devoted to Black History and Culture. It features over 80 … Continue reading
Posted in Tribute/News
Tagged Clark Atlanta University, Dillard University, education, exhibits, Fisk University, Great Depression, Harmon Foundation, HBCU, Howard University, Netisha Currie, Rutha Beamon, Sharon Culley, Theresa Roy, Tina L. Ligon, Tuskegee Institute, Virginia Union University, Xavier University
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Educating African Americans: A Brief Look into Historically Black Colleges in America
Michael Arzate is the Summer Diversity Intern in the Research Services Division, Textual Records at the National Archives in College Park, Maryland. He is currently a History undergraduate major at the University of California, Berkeley. As the 50th anniversary of … Continue reading
