A new study traces the history of Black American literary groups.
By Brittany Allen
https://lithub.com/a-new-study-traces-the-history-of-black-american-literary-groups/
africanamerican
#OTD in 1856, Booker T. Washington, the African-American educator, author, and orator was born.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booker_T._Washington
His books at PG:
Facts and Myths About Harriet Tubman
"Despite being a popular historical figure, the best-known details about Harriet Tubman’s life are a mixture of fact and myth."
https://www.thecollector.com/facts-and-myths-about-harriet-tubman/
Books about Harriet Tubman at PG
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Harriet+Tubman&submit_search=Search
FFS
#Trump Administration Fires #Librarian of #Congress
Dr. Carla D. Hayden was the first #AfricanAmerican & the first #woman to serve as the head of the #LibraryOfCongress. Her firing drew a furious response from Democrats.
#WhiteSupremacy #MaleSupremacy #hate #racism #sexism #misogyny #bigotry #idiocracy
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/us/politics/trump-librarian-congress-carla-hayden.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=852E056C-9A33-4D16-B6B0-B5E2354FA7A9
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