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DuPage Foundation - 2024 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast

On January 15th, 2024, the DuPage County Illinois, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Advisory Committee in conjunction with the DuPage...

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The 10 Most Endangered Places in Mississippi in 2023.

The ninth listing for the 10 Most Endangered Places in Mississippi for 2023 is the Prentiss Institute. Founded by Jonas and Bertha...

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Historical Marker Dedicated to Commemorate the 1881 Lynching of Christopher Davis.

In 1881, Christopher Davis, a 24-year-old biracial man and resident of Albany, Ohio, was lynched in Athens, Ohio (now home of Ohio...

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"African American History Is American History" by Natalie Bell

“African American history is American history,” says Natalie Bell, a volunteer forging her path to preserve and teach history. Many...

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Martin Luther King Jr. Advisory Committee Update

July 16, 2023 This morning, as a member of the DuPage County Illinois, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Advisory Committee, I was fortunate to...

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Historical Panel Discussion with Three Civil Rights Icons

In this 30-minute audio panel discussion, Dr. Brenda Greene, founder of the Center for Black Literature (CBL) at Medgar Evers College,...

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Interview with A Freedom Rider

Watch this informative 69-minute Zoom interview with Thomas M. Armstrong, recorded in 2021 as part of the “Voices from the Civil Rights...

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Black Librarianship Matters

Black Library Conference at the Hampton University Library School, 1927 Book bans are not new. We can link the current bans on access to...

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Nashville Community works to establish an African American History Museum

What was once the site of a slave market is now one of downtown Nashville's oldest buildings. The Morris Memorial Building, built in the...

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