Mary McLeod Bethune, known as the ‘First Lady of Negro America,’ also sought to unify the African diaspora
When I first landed an internship as an archives technician at the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House-National Historic Site – ...
Elizabeth Freeman, the Formerly Enslaved Woman Who Successfully Sued for Her Freedom
At a time of immense change in the United States, Elizabeth Freeman served as a beacon of hope for enslaved people everywhere ...
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The Black librarian who rewrote the rules of power, gender and passing as white
Deborah W. Parker, University of Virginia “Just Because I am a Librarian doesn’t mean I have to dress like one.” With this breezy pronouncement, Belle da Costa Greene handily differentiated herself ...