Collection Highlight: Cane
A peek into our Special Collections, featuring the Arion Press edition of Jean Toomer’s experimental novel Cane, with woodcuts by contemporary artist Martin Puryear. Continue reading Collection Highlight: Cane
Tag: black history month
Black History Month 2022
Gleeson Library celebrates Black History Month with an exhibit on Afrofuturism. Continue reading Black History Month 2022
Record Setting 2017 Oscars
The 2017 Oscars aired on Sunday, February 26th, and this year’s nominations set records for Oscar history, and this year’s winners likewise set records for Oscar history. After listening to the Code Switch podcast Oscars So Black… At Least, In Documentaries, I was interested in researching the changes sparked by the #OscarsSoWhite backlash during last … Continue reading Record Setting 2017 Oscars
Black History Month at Gleeson Library
Did you know that the 135th Street Branch of the New York Public Library was the “place to go” during the Harlem Renaissance? Or that one of the first civil rights sit-ins took place in a library? This year, Gleeson Library is commemorating Black History Month with an interactive display about African American Librarians, Libraries, and Library … Continue reading Black History Month at Gleeson Library
A Primary Source for Black History
Newspapers can be powerful agents of social change and newspapers can contain powerful primary sources for historical research. The Chicago Defender is powerful in both these ways, and is a great resource to check out when celebrating Black History Month. Under the direction of its founder, Robert S. Abbott, and his successor, John H. Sengstacke, The Defender brought focus to … Continue reading A Primary Source for Black History