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Buffalo Soldiers "Who Are They"

Buffalo Soldiers Museum, Houston, TX

The Buffalo Soldiers comprised of former slaves, freemen and Black Civil War soldiers, who were the first to serve during peacetime. The Buffalo Soldiers Museum is located right in the heart of Houston. Find complete information on the Buffalo Soldiers as you visit online http ://buffalosoldiermuseum.com/who-are-the-buffalo-soldiers/ or in person.

African American Mlitary Men

Emancipation Park

Emancipation Park, Houston, TX

Park History during racial segregation.

Websites

African American History
February is African American History Month The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of African Americans who struggled with adversity to achieve full citizenship in American society.
Biography.com
Encyclopedia Britanica
Google Arts & Culture
Library of Congress
Military.com
Smithsonian Education - Black History Month
U.S Census Bureau
The Census Bureau's mission is to serve as the nation’s leading provider of quality data about its people and economy.

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Barbara C. Jordan

Barbara Jordan was a U.S. congressional representative from Texas and was the first African American congresswoman to come from the Deep South. Barbara Jordan was also a lawyer, educator and the first African American woman ever elected to the Texas Senate (1966). See a brief biography.

Featured eBook

Handy African American History Answer Book by Jessie Carney Smith
Call Number: E185 .S5814 2013 eBook
ISBN: 9781578594870
Publication Date: 2014-01-01
Walking readers through a rich but often overlooked part of American history, this compendium addresses the people, times, and events that influenced and changed African American history. An overview of major biographical figures and history-making events is followed by a deeper look at the development in the arts, entertainment, business, civil rights, music, government, journalism, religion, science, sports, and more.

Featured Film

From The Library of Black History: The Longest Struggle (1990)

Black History Display Codwell Library (NE), 2020

HCC Northeast Codwell Library, Houston, TX

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Celebrating Black History Month, 2020