Four new books to read this Black History Month
Works from an environmental activist, a legal scholar, a renowned historian, and a debut novelist provide a range of paths to ...
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Preserving history for future generations: Exhibit examinins role Black churches play in communities
Black Narratives of Perseverance in Southwest Louisiana,” is more than an exhibit. It is the beginning of a mission to ...
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Belle da Costa Greene: A Black Librarian Who Redefined Power, Style, & Identity
She was also a Black woman who passed as white. Born in 1879, Belle was the daughter of two ... her procurement of the highly ...
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The Black librarian who rewrote the rules of power, gender and passing as white
She was also a Black woman who passed as white. Born in 1879 ... and a liturgical vestment is draped over the bookcase. Looking directly at the viewer, Greene is assured and poised.
The Black librarian who rewrote the rules of power, gender and passing as white
Belle da Costa Greene, who was JP Morgan’s librarian, became a lively fixture at Gilded Age mansions, country retreats, ...