Celebrating Black History Month

Library blog posts highlighting African American Stories in honor of Black History Month by Library of Congress. 

africanamericanhistorymonth.gov

Blog posts from around the library:

Celebrating Artists’ Portraits at the Library of Congress for African American History Month blogs.loc.gov/picturethis/2021/02/celebrating-artists-portraits-at-the-library-of-congress-for-african-american-history-month/

The Family Life of Ralph Ellison blogs.loc.gov/catbird/2021/02/the-family-life-of-ralph-ellison/

Honoring African American Contributions in Medicine: Midwives blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2020/06/honoring-african-american-contributions-in-medicine-midwives/

Katherine Dunham's Ethnographic Research in the Caribbean blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2021/02/katherine-dunham-in-the-caribbean/

Frederick Douglass Newspapers, 1847-1874: Now Online blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2020/01/frederick-douglass-newspapers-1847-1874-now-online/

Sojourner Truth and the Power of Copyright Registration blogs.loc.gov/copyright/2020/12/sojourner-truth-and-the-power-of-copyright-registration/

The Beauty Entrepreneur: Madam C. J. Walker  blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2020/03/madam-c-j-walker/

Performing Arts Blog Posts blogs.loc.gov/music/category/african-american-history/

 

The Hazel Scott Papers: blogs.loc.gov/music/2021/02/hazel-scott-now-playing/

 

African American Art Dolls and Puppets for Identity and Healing: blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2021/02/african-american-art-dolls-and-puppets/

Courtesy of Library of Congress