African American History Montana

03/01/2017

How one woman transformed the marshy, wooded Chesapeake Bay region, first a gateway through which slave traders brought Africans, into a route to liberation.

03/01/2017

“Music, laughter, and love—for my work and my fellow humans—are the things that fill my days here at Yale. And I love that. And I think the world can always use more of these things.” — Wynton Grant M.M. ’17

Wynton is pictured recording a music video project in the Yale School of Music’s Sprague Hall recording studio. See his video “American Folk Medley for Solo Violin”: http://bit.ly/2k1il1m

03/01/2017

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/whatever-route-obama-takes-his-new-book-will-be-a-guaranteed-bestseller/article34173248/

While this will be a chance for Barack Obama to reflect on and frame his time in office, it could also serve as a manual for resistance

03/01/2017

The Library of Congress provides access to manuscripts at the Library of Congress for educational and research purposes and makes no warranty with regard to their use for other purposes.

03/01/2017

In the January/February 2017 issue of Social Education, the journal of the National Council for the Social Studies, our “Sources and Strategies” article features items from the Rosa Parks Collection.

02/25/2017

A photocopy of a photo showing Millie Ringgold in front of what is believed to have been her restaurant, bar and boarding house along Yogo Creek in the Little Belt

02/25/2017

Mother of Belt

  In light of all the racial tension boiling in Ferguson, I thought it would be uplifting to remind us that, even in the Wild West, peace among different races has not always been elusive. Mat…

02/03/2017

The Gaar House Museum is a 501-C-3.  It is on the National Registry of Historic Places.  The Gaars were one of the founding families of Richmond, In., Wayne County.  The Gaars manufactured early farm equipment and featured the Gaar Scott steam engines. The museum has been maintained as a tourist...

02/03/2017

Donald Trump revealed on Wednesday that everything he knew about Douglass had come from his Education Secretary nominee, Betsy DeVos.

02/03/2017

“I marched for all those who need our support, for equality and diversity,” the artist behind next week's cover said.

01/29/2017

stop the ban

Protesters congregated at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Saturday to protest President Donald Trump's order to halt entry to the U.S. from seven countries.

01/18/2017

We will be open 10 am to 2 pm on FRIDAY 1-20-17 in support of John Lewis
we will server lunch and show movies about Selma
Hope you can attend....

One of the "Big Six" leaders of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, John Lewis has continued to fight for people's rights since joining Congress in 1987.