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Between 1849 and 1950, blacks were segregated from whites by law and private action in transportation, public accommodations, armed forces, recreational facilities, prisons, and schools in both northern and southern states.| www.loc.gov
To messers. Nehemiah Dodge, Ephraim Robbins, & Stephen S. Nelson, a committee of the Danbury Baptist association in the state of Connecticut.| www.loc.gov
The Gutenberg Bible is the first great book printed in Western Europe using moveable metal type. It is therefore a monument that marks a turning point in the art of bookmaking and in the transition from the Middle Ages to the modern world.| www.loc.gov
Battle of Wounded Knee Violent conflicts between Native American groups and the U.S. military were common throughout many territories. One of the last military actions against Native Americans of the northern Plains took place on December 29, 1890. Government officials banned a growing religion known as the Ghost Dance on a South Dakota reservation that month. As part of the crackdown against the Ghost Dance, soldiers from the Seventh U.S. Cavalry Regiment arrested a band of Lakota who were t...| The Library of Congress
1 print : lithograph. | Full-length portrait of Oscar J. Dunn, Lieut. Governor of Louisiana, seated at desk, and twenty-nine head-and-shoulders portraits of African American delegates to the Louisiana Constitutional Convention.| www.loc.gov
The United States was rocked by a nationwide movement for equal rights for African Americans.| The Library of Congress
The Library of Congress's collection of telephone directories represents the following states and localities: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and the city of Chicago. The dates of the directories span most of the 20th century. The Library's United States telephone directory collection consists of 8,327 digitized reels of microfilm; of these, about 3,500 are presen...| The Library of Congress
The entry of the United States into World War II caused vast changes in virtually every aspect of American life.| The Library of Congress
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1 photograph : negative; film width 35mm (roll format)| www.loc.gov
The 2025 National Book Festival will be held in the nation's capital at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Saturday, September 6, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. (doors open at 8:30 a.m.). The event is free and open to the public. A selection of programs will be livestreamed online, and videos of all programs will be available shortly after the festival.| The Library of Congress
With no dialogue, the film shows how a public library can be not only a place for quiet reading, but also dynamic information center. Features the librarian and library staff helping patrons, working with children and delivering books to the hospital, and homebound patrons.| The Library of Congress
On April 19, 1775, Great Britain’s “Bloody Butchery” at Concord and Lexington opened an eight-year war for political independence and representative republican government in America. Despite facing Europe’s greatest military power, Americans found, in the words of George Washington, that “Perseverance and Spirit could work wonders” on the battlefield and in the diplomatic theater.| www.loc.gov
The TPS Consortium currently includes more than 250 partner organizations and reaches all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories of American Samoa, Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Consortium members share ideas, information, and materials, and in many cases collaborate on the design and delivery of TPS projects.| The Library of Congress
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1 photograph : color transparency ; film width 35mm (slide format)| The Library of Congress
The Librarian of Congress is appointed by the President of the United States by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, per 2 U.S.C. 136-1, “Appointment and term of service of Librarian of Congress” and shall be appointed for a term of 10 years. The Librarian is responsible for making rules and regulations for the governance of the Library.| The Library of Congress
Explore the NLS collection of special-format musical scores and instructional and music appreciation materials| National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) | Library of ...
Magazines in Special Media is a descriptive listing of periodicals and newsletters available to people in the USA who are unable to use regular print materials.| National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) | Library of ...
Guide on how to sign up for BARD and BARD Mobile from the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled.| National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) | Library of ...
Use Find Your Library to discover braille & audiobooks near you! Network libraries provide free access, titles, equipment & remote support.| National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) | Library of ...
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Any resident of the United States or American citizen living abroad who is unable to read or use regular print materials as a result of temporary or permanent visual or physical limitations may receive service through NLS| National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) | Library of ...
On June 20, 2024, the President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, signed Law No. 2048 on Regulating Traditions and Ceremonies. The law bans the wearing of clothes “alien to national culture,” prohibits children’s celebrations for the two major Muslim holidays, imposes restrictions on celebrations for pilgrims returning from Mecca, and limits the duration and number of … Continue reading “Tajikistan: New Law Bans Muslim Clothing and Limits Religious Celebrations”| The Library of Congress
Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938 contains more than 2,300 first-person accounts of slavery and 500 black-and-white photographs of former slaves. These narratives were collected in the 1930s as part of the Federal Writers' Project (FWP) of the Works Progress Administration, later renamed Work Projects Administration (WPA). At the conclusion of the Slave Narrative project, a set of edited transcripts was assembled and microfilmed in 1941 as the seve...| The Library of Congress
1 print : lithograph with watercolor, on wove paper ; 30.5 x 41.9 cm. (image) | A figurative portrayal of the 1844 presidential contest as a cock-fight, in which Whig candidate Henry Clay prevails. Clay and Democratic opponent Polk battle in a pit or ring as several prominent political figures look on. The Polk bird is obviously waning, having lost many of its feathers. Clay crows, "Cock a doodle doo doo." Outside the ring some of the spectators comment on the action. Daniel Webster (far left...| www.loc.gov
We’re excited to welcome you to the Library of Congress. Free timed-entry tickets are required to enter the Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building.| The Library of Congress
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month is currently celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan. The Stonewall Uprising was a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. In the United States the last Sunday in June was initially celebrated as "Gay Pride Day," but the actual day was flexible. In major cities across the nation the "day" soon grew to encompass a month-long series of events. Today, ...| The Library of Congress
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The Library of Congress's mission is to engage, inspire, and inform Congress and the American people with a universal and enduring source of knowledge and creativity. Our vision is that all Americans are connected to the Library of Congress. Our websites offer public access to a wide range of information, including historical materials that are products of their particular times, and may contain offensive language or negative stereotypes.| The Library of Congress
