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20 December 2007

The African-American Experience

From slavery to freedom, the African experience in America

History

03/29/2007 World War II African-American Airmen Receive Congressional Medal

02/14/2007 Growing Number of Museums Preserving Black History, Culture

07/25/2006 Documentary on Tuskegee Airmen Teaches Hope, Patriotism

09/26/2005 Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week

06/30/2005 Harlem Institution Focuses on People of African Descent

06/08/2005 A Homeric Life: W.E.B. Du Bois

06/08/2005 The Autobiography of a Conductor

06/08/2005 Traveling the Long Road to Freedom, One Step at a Time

06/08/2005 The Anger and the Irony

06/08/2005 Carter G. Woodson, Father of Black History

06/29/2005 African-Americans Were Also Founders of America, Rice Says

05/19/2005 Powell Calls Underground Railroad a Unique Part of U.S. History

The Civil Rights Movement

08/20/2007 After Facing Mobs 50 Years Ago, Nine Go Home to Honors

05/30/2007 Prize-Winning Book Recounts Press Role in Civil Rights Era

03/23/2007 Little Rock Nine Member and Daughter Relive Struggle, Victory

02/05/2007 Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham City Jail"

08/22/2006 American Civil Rights Sit-In Leader Robert McCullough Dies

08/18/2006 "Little Known But Quite Extraordinary" Civil Rights Group Honored

07/27/2006 Historic U.S. Minority Voters' Protections Extended for 25 Years

06/11/2006 Presidents, Celebrities Inaugurate Martin Luther King Memorial

02/08/2006 President Bush Addresses Coretta King Memorial Service

01/31/2006 Coretta Scott King Dead at 78

12/01/2005 U.S. Marks 50th Anniversary of Montgomery Bus Boycott

10/31/2005 America Pays Respects to Civil Rights Leader Rosa Parks

10/26/2005 Civil Rights Catalyst Rosa Parks Dead at 92

08/17/2005 Education Secretary Observes Anniversary of School Desegregation

08/15/2005 The Voting Rights Act in Perspective

08/15/2005 Martin Luther King's Dream of Racial Equality

07/15/2005 Martin Luther King Jr: the March, the Man, the Dream

06/30/2005 Rosina Tucker -- A Century of Commitment

06/30/2005 Activist Dorothy Height Speaks of the Struggle for Civil Rights

06/08/2005 The Nonstop from Durham

06/08/2005 The King We Left Behind

06/08/2005 Dr. King's Legacy Through The Eyes of Artists

06/08/2005 The Martin Luther King We Remember

05/26/2005 Opening Doors to Equality

The Arts

11/27/2007 African Americans’ Struggles, Triumphs Shown in Photo Exhibition

08/03/2007 Gee’s Bend Quilters Create Art from Scraps of Fabric

06/22/2007 White House Celebrates Black Music

05/10/2007 Lucille Clifton First Black Woman To Win Lilly Poetry Prize

04/18/2007 Urban Poetry Walk Takes Verse to the Streets

12/27/2006 “American Original” James Brown Inspired Many

08/25/2006 Blues Legend B.B. King Still Performing at Age 81

08/01/2006 Glimpsing Louis Armstrong: A Critic Remembers

06/28/2006 Gulf Coast Musicians Celebrate Black Music Month at White House

05/24/2006 Romare Bearden: Man of Many Parts

05/17/2006 A "First Look" at New African Exhibit Reveals Some Treasures

04/03/2006 America Savors Its Music During Jazz Appreciation Month

03/09/2006 Gordon Parks Dead at 93

02/15/2006 Meet August Wilson, a Playwright for an American Century

02/07/2006 President Bush Honors Dance Theatre of Harlem

01/20/2006 Exhibit Showcases Afro-Latino Experience in the United States

01/20/2006 Wilson Pickett Dead at 64

10/03/2005 Honored Playwright August Wilson Dead at 60

10/03/2005 Smithsonian Acquires World-Famous African Art Collection

09/13/2005 The Case of a Slave Poet, a Forgotten Historical Episode

06/30/2005 From 'Caged Bird' to 'Delta': A Conversation with Maya Angelou

06/30/2005 First Lady Hosts Salute to Harlem Renaissance Writers

06/30/2005 William Greaves, Pioneering African-American Filmmaker

06/30/2005 America and Art Through the Eyes of an African Artist

06/30/2005 U.S. Postage Stamp Honors Harlem's Langston Hughes

06/21/2005 Bush Hails Black Music's Historical Role in United States

06/08/2005 A Pioneering Black Film Maker

05/18/2005 Jazz, Originally American, Now Celebrated Around the World

Sports

04/13/2007 Tribute to Baseball Great Jackie Robinson Benefits Charities

02/02/2007 Black Americans Have Rich History in Professional Baseball

11/03/2005 Monument to Baseball Greats Robinson, Reese Unveiled

09/06/2005 Negro Leagues Gave Female Baseball Legend Her Start

09/06/2005 1955 Little League Baseball Team Honored

05/18/2005 United States Honors Baseball Great Jackie Robinson

05/18/2005 U.S. President, Congress Honor "Fantastic and Noble" Sports Hero

Business

02/06/2007 Companies Say Blacks in Management Give a Competitive Edge

08/10/2005 John H. Johnson, American Publisher and Businessman, Dies

Politics and Law

02/16/2007 Thurgood Marshall Played Role in Kenyan Independence

01/18/2007 Congressional Black Caucus Champions Issues Concerning Minorities

11/09/2006 First Muslim Elected to the U.S. Congress

10/03/2005 Judge Constance Baker Motley Dead at 84

08/08/2005 Shirley Chisholm Dead at 80