Library Of Congress: Ralph Ellison’s “Juneteenth”
The following guest post was written by Barbara Bair, curator of literature, culture and the arts in the Library’s Manuscript Division for the Library of Congress.
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Library Of Congress: The Birth Of Juneteenth, Voices Of The Enslaved
On June 19, 1865, Logan Stroud, one of the largest slave-owners in east Texas, walked to the front porch of his plantation home, which he called Pleasant Retreat.
Library Of Congress Acquires Nearly 100,000 Images By Harlem Photographer Shawn Walker
It’s Halloween in Harlem, sometime in the 1970s. Five children stand in a shadowed doorway: Mickey Mouse and a little monster pose at the top of the steps, while Superman is already on the move toward the next house.
Harlem’s Neil Patrick Harris Kicks Off The Library Of Congress National Book Festival
The Library of Congress National Book Festival will expand to include a yearlong series of events – to be known as National Book Festival Presents – leading off with Harlem resident Neil Patrick Harris.
Only Known Surviving Muslim American Slave Autobiography Goes Online At The Library Of Congress
The Library of Congress has acquired and made available online the Omar Ibn Said Collection, which includes the only known surviving slave narrative written in Arabic in the United States.
Library Of Congress Acquires Archive Of Harlem’s Billy “Take the ‘A’ Train” Strayhorn
The Library of Congress announced today that it has acquired the original manuscripts documenting the work of composer, arranger and pianist Billy Strayhorn.
HW Pick: The Rosa Parks Collection At The Library Of Congress
The Rosa Parks Collection at the Library of Congress has been digitized and is now online. The collection, which contains approximately 7,500 manuscripts and 2,500 photographs, is on loan to the Library for 10 years from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation.
Harlem’s Royal Hurlburt Weller Served As A Democrat In The Nineteenth Assembly And Congressional District, 1881-1929
Royal Hurlburt Weller, July 2, 1881 – March 1, 1929, was a Harlem Assembly and Congressional representative from Harlem, New York.
Restaurant Industry From Harlem To Hawaii Asks For More Federal Relief From Congress
As COVID-19’s Omicron variant continues to impact nearly every aspect of American life, small restaurant operators are headed back to Capitol Hill to ask for financial help.
Harlem’s Schomburg Virtual Exhibition, Black Politicians In Congress
As part of the Library’s Black History Month offerings, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem presents Georgia on My Mind: Black Politicians in Congress.
In Expansion Of Census 2020 Outreach Efforts Mayor Invests In Library Systems From Harlem To Hollis
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today that NYC Census 2020, the City’s first-of-its-kind census outreach and engagement campaign.
Shirley Chisholm’s Harlem Years 1946-1950’s first black woman elected to the United States Congress,
Shirley Anita Chisholm (née St. Hill; November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician, educator, and author.
Harlem’s Rodriguez, Espaillat And Others Announce Support for Inwood Library
Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, Congressman Adriano Espaillat, Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer, Senator Marisol Alcantara, and Assemblywoman Carmen De La Rosa issue their support for the proposal to construct a new Inwood library with 100% affordable housing included in the project.
Mayor de Blasio To Rename 115th Street Library The Harry Belafonte In Harlem
The New York Public Library and Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today that the Library has decided to adopt a new name for Harlem’s 115th Street Library.
Inwood Library Visioning Sessions With Harlem’s Ydanis Rodriguez
Ydanis Rodriguez would like to let you know about a great opportunity to mold the future for our treasured Inwood Library.