Paul Robeson's Freedom Newspaper Digitized by NYU

Recently, NYU Libraries made the Freedom newspaper available to the public online. Freedom was established by the talented Paul Robeson and Louis Burnham in 1951. To learn more, click here: http://dlib.nyu.edu/freedom/

Happy New Year,

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The Librarian at the Nexus of the Harlem Renaissance

Many many thanks to Ingrid for always finding such cool links for our blog. Check out this piece on Regina Anderson, a librarian who was crucial to the Harlem Renaissance: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/harlem-renaissance-librarian-regina-anderson

You can also find a book about her accomplishments here: https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/catalog/35qfd6cg9780252038501.html

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Freedmen's Town as Houston's Wakanda

The Houston Chronicle recently published a piece on the significance of Freedmen's Town as a beacon of Black cultural and economic ingenuity. Check it out: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Houston-s-Freedmen-s-Town-affirms-the-culture-12725812.php

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NMAAHC Hosts a Black Archives Twitter Discussion

Hello -

In honor of Black History Month, the National Museum of African American History & Culture is hosting a conversation on Twitter in partnership with Documenting the Now.

To follow along or participate, use the hashtag #ArchivesBlackHistory.

 You might also want to check out NMAAHC's Community Curation Program.



Have a good week,
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