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Amistad & Dillard Join in Commemoration of the March On Washington's 60th Anniversary
NEWS:Amistad Center & Dillard Univ. mark 60th anniversary of March on Washington
60th Anniversary of the March on Washington: Where Do We Go From Here?
"Where Do We Go From Here?" marked the 60th anniversary of the March.
Preserving a Legacy: Opening of the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund Records
The Center proudly announces the opening of FSC/LAF Records for public access!
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New Footage from the Civil Rights Era Available for the First Time
Amistad Research Center announces digitization of the Ed Pincus Film Collection.
Art Is Alive: Opening of the Dorothy E. Yepez papers
Amistad opens Dorothy E. Yepez papers, preserved with IMLS funding.
Growing a Southern interracial labor movement from the seeds of the Black freedom struggle
Southern interracial labor movement fuels racial and economic justice
Legend of Adelaide: A Link to the Past
1994 article revealed family lore of then-New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial
The Federation of Southern Cooperatives and the Nicaraguan revolution
Somoza dictatorship in Nicaragua ended with new government on July 19, 1979
“They lift as they climb”: Marian Hamilton Spotts and the legacy of Black Women’s Activism
By Lerin Williams: Marian Spotts saw preservation as a tool to inspire
Introducing 2021 Intern Julia Tanenbaum
Introducing 2021 Intern Julia Tanenbaum
50 Years/50 Collections: The Ronnie Moore Papers, 1997
50 Years/50 Collections: Etheline Ross Cochran and Working Class Representations in the Archives
American archives have historically reflected the educated upper and middle clas