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Black History Month
Supports the celebration of Black History Month each February.
Black History Month
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African American History, 1600-Current
Short History of American Civil Rights Laws & Rulings
Books Available at Goodwin University
Notables
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander
Maya Angelou
James Baldwin
Gwendolyn Brooks
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Octavia Butler
Stokely Carmichael
Frederick Douglass
Ralph Ellison
Aretha Franklin
Fannie Lou Hamer
Marlon James
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Harriet Tubman
Toni Morrison
Genealogy
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Fannie Lou Hamer was an influential African American activist in the 1960s and 1970s. She fought for African Americans' civil rights, including the right to vote
Fannie Lou Hamer
Resources
"Making Democracy a Reality"
"I Dont Mind My Light Shining"
"We're On Our Way"
Testimony Before the Credentials Committee
Fannie Lou Hamer [Overview]
“I Didn’t Know Anything About Voting:” Fannie Lou Hamer On The Mississippi Voter Registration Campaign
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