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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

Umbra Writers Workshop, 1962-1964

Umbra Writers Workshop, 1962-1964

New Orleans poet Thomas Covington Dent helped found the Umbra Writers’ Workshop.

Exploring the Lives of African American Youth in the Early 20th Century

Exploring the Lives of African American Youth in the Early 20th Century

H. Lewis, born in 1911 in D.C., earned degrees from Virginia Union and Chicago.

Recent Acquisitions Provide Varied Insight into New Orleans History

Recent Acquisitions Provide Varied Insight into New Orleans History

Four recent donations to Amistad showcase the diversity of New Orleans history.

Jesse Cornelius Crump

Jesse Cornelius Crump

Jesse C. Crump's mother instilled the value of education from an early age.

Interns Help Support the Life of the Archive

Interns Help Support the Life of the Archive

Recently, the Amistad Reading Room was bustling with students helping staff.

From the Stacks: Lloyd H. Smith’s Unique Jazz Library

From the Stacks: Lloyd H. Smith’s Unique Jazz Library

When published in 1939, Jazzmen featured "32 pages of illustrations."

Nineteenth Century Abolition: American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, circa 1840-1859

Nineteenth Century Abolition: American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, circa 1840-1859

This minute book of the Anti-Slavery Society covers meetings from 1848 to 1855.

Catch up on Amistad’s Events Online

Catch up on Amistad’s Events Online

Amistad's programs, including Conversations in Color, are now streaming online.

Missionary Society’s Disavowal of the Ku Klux Klan

Missionary Society’s Disavowal of the Ku Klux Klan

Founded in 1908, the FCC promoted cooperation among U.S. Christian churches.