Tag Archives: Franklin D. Roosevelt
75th Anniversary of the Attack on Pearl Harbor: Dorie Miller, War Hero
Today’s blog was written by Dr. Tina L. Ligon, Supervisory Archivist at the National Archives at College Park, Maryland At 7:48 am on December 7, 1941, Japanese fighter planes and bombers began their surprise attack on the US Naval base … Continue reading
Commander-in-Chief: U.S. Presidents and their Executive Power
Today’s post was written by Alexis Hill, Assistant Registrar in the Exhibits Division at the National Archives in College Park, Maryland How has a Commander-in-Chief used his executive power to help shape a diverse nation? With the stroke of a … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights
Tagged A. Philip Randolph, Abraham Lincoln, Alexis Hill, Andrew Johnson, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Earl Warren, Executive Order 8802, Executive Order 9981, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, National Archives Exhibits Division, National Constitution Center, Powers of the President, RG 11, RG 233, RG 46, Ronald Reagan, Ulysses S. Grant
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Jesse Owens, American Hero
Re-post in Celebration of the Start of the 2016 Olympics Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Today’s post was written by Ms. Netisha Currie, Archives Specialist at the National Archives in College Park The new biographical movie about Jesse Owens, Race, … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights Protest & Issues, Tribute/News, World War II Era
Tagged Adolf Hitler, Berlin Olympics, Carl Lewis, FDR-FDRPOF, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt Library, Gerald Ford, Gerald Ford Library, GRF-0248, GRF-WHPO, Jesse Owens, Netisha Currie, Olympics, Race, RG 306, The Ohio State University, track & field
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Jesse Owens, American Hero
Today’s post was written by Netisha Currie, Archives Specialist at the National Archives in College Park The new biographical movie about Jesse Owens, Race, will be released in theaters this Friday, February 19th. The title has a double meaning – alluding … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights Protest & Issues, Tribute/News, World War II Era
Tagged Adolf Hitler, Berlin Olympics, Carl Lewis, FDR-FDRPOF, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt Library, Gerald Ford, Gerald Ford Library, GRF-0248, GRF-WHPO, Jesse Owens, Netisha Currie, Olympics, Race, RG 306, The Ohio State University, track & field
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USS Mason, USS PC-1264, and the African-American Crews during World War II
This record of the week was written by Dr. Tina L. Ligon, Archivist and Kevin Bradley, Archives Technician at the National Archives at College Park, Maryland In 1941, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) wrote a … Continue reading
Posted in Military, World War II Era
Tagged Franklin D. Roosevelt, Kevin L. Bradley, NAACP, PC-1264, Samuel L. Gravely, Tina L. Ligon, US Navy, USS Mason
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A Special Memorandum from 1933: “Social Adjustment of Negroes in the United States”
Today’s blog was written by Blossom Ojukwu, undergraduate education major at the University of Maryland, College Park In the series Historical Files (NAID 566333) in RG 12 Records of the Office of Education is a special memorandum titled “The Social … Continue reading
