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Labor Archives receives grant to digitize labor organizer’s papers
In advance of Labor Day, Georgia State University Library’s Southern Labor Archives announces an Access to Historical Records grant from the National Historic Publications...Topics- African American Studies
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African American Music Appreciation Month: Negro Spirituals
As someone of color born and raised in the south, my introduction to Negro spirituals came very early. These were the songs that were sung...Topics- African American Studies
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African American Music Appreciation Month: Hip Hop
My Adidas Walked through concert doors And roamed all over coliseum floors I stepped on stage, at Live Aid All the people gave and the...Topics- African American Studies
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African-American Music Appreciation Month: Jazz
June marks the beginning of African-American Music Appreciation Month, initially called Black Music Month when President Jimmy Carter issued a decree on June 7, 1979....Topics- African American Studies
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Making History, Writing History: Thoughts for Black History Month
We often hear the phrases “living through history,” “witnessing history,” “history in the making.” We are literally always creating what historians call “primary sources,” which...Topics- African American Studies
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New Resources: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (January 16, 2017)
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day falls on Monday, January 16, this year. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a federal holiday designated by Congress in...Topics- African American Studies
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Umbra Search, University of Minnesota’s online African-American history portal, announces public launch
Georgia State University Library has partnered with Umbra Search African American History at the University of Minnesota — a program that makes African American culture...Topics- African American Studies
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New Film: Queen Nanny, Legendary Maroon Chieftainess (2016)
Prof. Harcourt Fuller of the GSU History Department is co-creator and producer of the new film Queen Nanny, Legendary Maroon Chieftainess (2015), directed by Roy...Topics- African American Studies
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Symposium: “Still the Black Mecca? Race, Social Inequality, and Urban Displacement in 21st Century Atlanta”
Wednesday, November 9, 1:00pm-7:00pm at the Georgia State University Law School FULL AGENDA HERE ~ REGISTER HERE This symposium offers four separate panel discussions addressing the...Topics- African American Studies
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Holding Blackness in Suspension: Film Screening + Symposium
Georgia State’s liquid blackness project, together with partners from Emory and GA Tech, are hosting a two-day series of events looking the film work of...Topics- African American Studies
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