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Celebrating Black History Month with Federal Publications

Celebrating Black History Month with Federal Publications

February is dedicated to honoring African-Americans and their contributions to our country’s history. As a participant in the Federal Depository Library Program, the Washington State Library receives publications produced by the federal government. This collection contains a wealth of resources for exploring the rich history of African-Americans in the United States. This blog post will highlight some of the available material. Black Americans in Congress, 1870-2007 provides a biography of the 121 black members of Congress over the 137 years…

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Archives spotlight: The Mary Mahoney Registered Nurses Club

Archives spotlight: The Mary Mahoney Registered Nurses Club

2019 brings the 70th anniversary of the Mary Mahoney Professional Nurses Association, which was founded as the Mary Mahoney Registered Nurses Club of Seattle. Mary Mahoney was one of the first African-American nurses in the United States. In recognition of Black History Month, Washington State Archives researcher Dr. Jewell Lorenz Dunn researched the historical records held at the Archives to show some history behind the trailblazers who founded the club. Mary Mahoney, was born in 1845 in Boston, Massachusetts, to…

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For Black History Month: WSL’s federal docs on African Americans

For Black History Month: WSL’s federal docs on African Americans

(Image courtesy of Washington State Library) We recently blogged about the State Library’s vast collection of federal documents. The collection includes publications that chronicle some of the rich history of African Americans. February is Black History Month, so it’s a great time to highlight this treasure trove. They include a look at African Americans serving in the U.S. military, ranging from the Revolutionary War to World War II (pictured here), the Korean War and afterward. You can see the State…

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Black History Month 2016

Black History Month 2016

 Federal Publications United States. Congress. House. Committee on House Administration. United States. Congress. House. Office of History and Preservation. (2008). Black Americans in Congress, 1870-2007. Washington: U.S. G.P.O. The most comprehensive history available on the 121 African Americans who have served in Congress.Citation: United States., & United States. (2008). Black Americans in Congress, 1870-2007. Washington: U.S. G.P.O. Available at WSL! (Call ahead) Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 14904; Online http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS106070 African American history. Library of Congress. National Digital Library Program, compiler. (1990). Available at WSL! Sudoc…

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`We’re Not in Heaven Yet’: Legacy WA profile on Rev. McKinney

`We’re Not in Heaven Yet’: Legacy WA profile on Rev. McKinney

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during his 1961 speech in Seattle. Rev. McKinney invited King to come to Seattle (Photo courtesy Washington State Archives) Our Legacy Washington program recently launched an important new profile on the Rev. Dr. Samuel B. McKinney, civil rights pioneer and former pastor of Seattle’s Mount Zion Baptist Church. The profile, entitled “We’re not in Heaven yet,” is here. In honor of Black History Month, we have provided an excerpt of the first few pages of…

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