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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!
Blog Posts
50 Years/50 Collections: Iapi Oaye/The Word Carrier, 1991
AMA records are key to studying African American education and HBCUs.
50 Years/50 Collections: The Chester Himes Papers, 1990
Chester Himes' detective novels, set in Harlem, are globally acclaimed.
50 Years/50 Collections: The World Travels of Labor Activist Maida Springer-Kemp
Maida Springer-Kemp's travels surpassed those of her contemporaries.
Tom Dent’s Southern Journey Oral Histories Launch Online
Three decades post-Civil Rights, writer Tom Dent toured the southern U.S.
50 Years/50 Collections: Gabrielle Simon Edgcomb and the Refugee Scholars of the HBCUs
In Germany in the 1930s, many scholars had to make a difficult choice.
50 Years/50 Collections: Jimmie Daniels: The King of Nightlife in New York
Jimmie Daniels charmed NYC's elite with his crowd-wooing skills.
50 Years/50 Collections: The Chinese Presbyterian Church Records, 1986
Winston Ho authors this week's blog on Chinese American history in New Orleans.
50 Years/50 Collections: The Collins Family
This week's blog by Dr. Tiyi Morris, Assoc. Prof. at Ohio State University.
Ruby Bridges Film to be Preserved with a Grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation
Amistad wins a 2016 film preservation grant from the National Foundation.