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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

An Afro-American’s Quest for Education: The Elsie M. Lewis papers

An Afro-American’s Quest for Education: The Elsie M. Lewis papers

An Afro-American’s Quest for Education: The Elsie M. Lewis papers

Amistad Research Center Named Finalist for 2022 IMLS National Medal for Museum and Library Service

Amistad Research Center Named Finalist for 2022 IMLS National Medal for Museum and Library Service

Amistad is a 2022 finalist for the IMLS National Medal.

Amistad Research Center Recognized as a 2022 Recipient of Nation’s Highest Museum and Library Honor

Amistad Research Center Recognized as a 2022 Recipient of Nation’s Highest Museum and Library Honor

IMLS awards Amistad Center 2022 National Medal for Museum and Library Service

Beyond Brown v. Board: The Anne Pruitt-Logan papers and the Desegregation of Higher Education

Beyond Brown v. Board: The Anne Pruitt-Logan papers and the Desegregation of Higher Education

Anne Pruitt-Logan papers on higher ed desegregation now open for research

Introducing Our New Summer Intern

Introducing Our New Summer Intern

Jana Ross, Summer 2022 Amistad intern, processing Alexis De Veaux collection

Introducing 2022 Intern Saleana Copeland

Introducing 2022 Intern Saleana Copeland

Saleana Copeland, 2022 Robert F. Smith Intern at NMAAHC.

Amistad Welcomes Two Artists-in-Residence to the Archive

Amistad Welcomes Two Artists-in-Residence to the Archive

Jade Flint, Curator: ARC welcomed British artist Helen Cammock this winter...

Celestine Cook: A Portrait of Civic and Economic Engagement

Celestine Cook: A Portrait of Civic and Economic Engagement

Amistad announces the Celestine Cook Papers are now available for research.

June Johnson: Warrior Princess of the Freedom Summer of 1964

June Johnson: Warrior Princess of the Freedom Summer of 1964

Intern Saleana Copeland analyzes Tom Dent's Mississippi Oral History metadata.