LoC Global
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1.3KA Soldier’s Story: Thomas Michael Martin
In Tom Martin’s life, the U.S. Army seemed like the family trade. His dad, Ed, put in 29 years. His mom, Candy,...
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Inquiring Minds: Researching Women’s History at the Library
Stephanie Salinas (left) and Lorena Rodriguez in the Manuscript Reading Room. Photo by David Rice. For years now, Saundra Rose Maley has...
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1.2KPic of the Week: James Baldwin’s “Little Man, Little Man”
Photo by Shawn Miller. Aisha Karefa-Smart, James Baldwin’s niece, reads from a recently released edition of “Little Man, Little Man: A Story...
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1.4KAfrican-American History Month: ‘Native Son,’ Uncensored
This post is republished from the January–February issue of LCM, the Library of Congress Magazine. The entire issue is available online. Richard...
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1.2KNew Online: Educating the Public about Education
This is a guest post by Amanda Reichenbach about a new American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB) collection covering education reporting on...
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1.3KNew Online: Occupational Culture of Home Health-Care Workers
This post by Stephanie Hall of the American Folklife Center was first published on the center’s blog, “Folklife Today.” Home health-care worker...
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1.2KAfrican-American History Month: First Pan-African Congress
This is a guest post by Ryan Reft, a historian in the Manuscript Division. It coincides with the centenary this month of...
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1.3KAfrican-American History Month: A Forgotten Tribute to President Abraham Lincoln
This is a guest post by Lavonda Kay Broadnax, digital reference specialist in the Library’s Researcher and Reference Services Division. The Freedmen’s...
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1.4KRare Books: “A Child’s Garden of Verses”
This is a guest post by digital library specialist Elizabeth Gettins. It coincides with the posting of additional illustrations from the Library’s...
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1.6KInquiring Minds: Celebrating Black Musical Theater
Ben West in the Music Division’s reading room. Photo by David Rice. For going on a decade now, theater historian Ben West...
