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Celebrate Black History Month

Published: January 27, 2022

2022

Black History Month (also known as African-American History Month) is an annual celebration of achievements by African-Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of black people in American history.

It began in 1926 as "Negro History Week," and became a national celebratory month in 1976.

Black History Month

Books Highlighting Black Experience - Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Explore over 20 hand-picked book lists for all ages and interests, featuring fiction and non-fiction titles by contemporary Black authors. Topics range from WWI to Civil Rights to Black Lives Matter, from picture books to graphic novels, sci-fi, mystery and more.

link to Black Romance book list.

Black Romance

Link to Block Voices eBook and eAudio books.

Black Voices: eBooks and eAudio

Link to Black Women in America book list.

Black Women in American

Link to Black Lives Matter: Stories From Black Directors DVD list.

Stories from Black Directors

Link to Black Speculative Fiction book list.

Black Speculative Fiction

Events at the Library

Highlights of African-American History in Arlington

Floyd Hawkins, who at the age of 81 helped start the Arlington County Fair, and served as the Fair’s treasurer for 10 years, from 1977 to 1987.

Floyd Hawkins: A Honey of a Guy

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Our Back Pages: Arlington’s Own Declaration of Civil Rights

colorized photo of high school black and white boys sitting on the bleachers in track uniforms

The Story of Arlington Public School Desegregation

Black and white photo of Queen City

From Freedman’s Village to Queen City

1931 Halls Hill volunteer fire department

Oral History: Interview with Firefighter Julian Syphax

Joan Cooper with George H.W. Bush

Nauck Activist Joan Cooper

"Cubbers being inducted into scouting, 1953"

Cub Scout Pack 589 and Ernest Johnson

Green Valley Pharmacy 2010

Green Valley Pharmacy

Edmund Fleet and an unknown woman flank Lady Bird Johnson at a Chuck Robb campaign event held at Fleet's house

Edmond C. Fleet, Community Swimming Pool Supporter

Birdie Alston's birthday poster with balloons

Happy 100th Birthday, Birdie Alston!

1930s baseball team, all black men, photograph

Arlington’s African-American Baseball Teams

Drawing of two hands with the words "It's as easy as counting on your fingers"

“If You Don’t Vote, You Don’t Count”

Jefferson School, 1932

The Jefferson School

Mary Church Terrell

On This Day in 19th Amendment History: Mary Church Terrell

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Lomax Church and Library Celebrate Records Acquisition

photo of Dorothy Ham, a beautiful black woman wearing pearl earings and a necklace, smiling at the camera

A Fight for Educational Equality: Civil Rights Activist Dorothy Hamm

Featured

This Week in 19th Amendment History: Nannie Helen Burroughs

Science Demo

Oral History: Attending Hoffman-Boston High School in the 1940s

16 of their biggest hits plus five pages of story and photos.

America’s First All-Women Swing Band Lived in Arlington

Lutrelle Parker

Rediscover Lutrelle Fleming Parker, Sr.

Photo of Dr. Bruner examining a patient, assisted by a nurse.

Dr. Roland Bruner: Taking a Stand

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Portia Haskins: Taking a Stand

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Fire Station #8: Taking a Stand

Memorial program for Dr. Leonard Muse, 8/26/2017

Leonard “Doc” Muse: Taking a Stand

John Robinson receiving an award.

John Robinson: Taking a Stand

January 27, 2022 by Web Editor Filed Under: App, Homepage, News

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