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60th Anniversary of the March on Washington: Where Do We Go From Here?

60th Anniversary of the March on Washington: Where Do We Go From Here?

"Where Do We Go From Here?" marked the 60th anniversary of the March.

Kathe Hambrick Appointed Executive of the Director Amistad Research Center

Amistad Research Center appoints Kathe Hambrick as new Executive Director.

Amistad & Dillard Join in Commemoration of the March On Washington's 60th Anniversary

Amistad & Dillard Join in Commemoration of the March On Washington's 60th Anniversary

NEWS:Amistad Center & Dillard Univ. mark 60th anniversary of March on Washington

NOMMO Literary Society Library sample

Center Acquires Two Major Private Libraries

The Amistad Research Center has acquired two book collections to enhance...

News clipping photograph of Loretta C. Mangrum sitting at her piano, November 2, 1978 (Enquirer photograph)

A Rare Composer: Loretta Cessor Manggrum papers

Dr. Loretta Cessor Manggrum, an African American composer, broke barriers.

Paul Robeson as Othello, undated

A Desire for Justice: Erwin A. Salk collection on Paul Robeson

The Erwin A. Salk collection on Paul Robeson is significant at Amistad.

Maida Springer-Kemp, back row, third from right.

Look for the union label: Maida Springer-Kemp

Maida Springer-Kemp’s papers at Amistad detail her career as a labor activist.

Postcard photograph of Thomas Carey in character, undated

Preserving the Thomas Carey papers

Artists express their passion in many ways, as seen in the Thomas Carey Papers.

Dent Family: L-R Albert W., Walter, Tom, Ben and Jessie Covington Dent, ca 1955

Family Addition: The Dent Family

The Amistad Research Center holds Dent family collections from New Orleans.

From left: Laura Thomson, Director of Archives; Brenda Flora, Curator of Moving Images and Recorded Sound, and Brian Sands, Donor

“Great Negro Americans” Finds a Home at Amistad

In July, Amistad accepted donations of materials for “Great Negro Americans.

Left to right: Celestine Cook, Lindy Boggs, and First Lady Rosalynn Carter, 1980.

Amistad Awarded IMLS Grant to Organize Collections on African American Women Leaders

IMLS awarded $159,148 for a project on African American women's agency.

Portrait of Mary Morehead Richardson

North Carolina entrepreneur Mary Richardson tailors a successful career in Harlem

North Carolina entrepreneur Mary Richardson builds a successful career in Harlem