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Lynching of Women in United States Blog Series: The Lynching of Belle Hathaway
Today’s blog was written by Dr. Trichita M. Chestnut, Management and Program Analyst in the Office of the Chief Operating Officer at the National Archives at College Park, Maryland This is the second blog post on a series of blogs … Continue reading
When the Government Can’t Help
Today’s blog is written by Netisha Currie, Archives Specialist in the Research Services Division, Textual Records at the National Archives in College Park, Maryland There are many episodes of disappointment in American history when disparate groups of citizens seek out the interference … Continue reading
Remembering 1963 through NARA Records
Today’s blog post is by Tina L. Ligon. 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of several significant events regarding the modern Civil Rights Movement. The year 1963 witnessed the murder of Mississippi activist Medgar Evers, the forced desegregation of the … Continue reading