Celebrate Black History Month by learning about the rich history of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) at your leisure, from the comfort of your home or anywhere!
The Library of Congress has an online exhibition called NAACP: A Century in the Fight for Freedom. The Rockville campus Black/African-American History Month Committee encourages you to visit the website at http://myloc.gov/Exhibitions/naacp/Pages/default.aspx to explore the wonderful information.
As stated on the LOC's website, the "exhibition presents a retrospective of the major personalities, events, and achievements that shaped the NAACP's history during its first 100 years. Currently, the site highlights 70 treasures and will eventually expand to feature more that 150 items."
The following themes in the exhibition take you chronologically through the history of the NAACP:
- Prelude: http://myloc.gov/Exhibitions/naacp/prelude/Pages/default.aspx
- Founding and Early Years: http://myloc.gov/Exhibitions/naacp/earlyyears/Pages/default.aspx
- The New Negro Movement: http://myloc.gov/Exhibitions/naacp/newnegromovement/Pages/default.aspx
- The Great Depression: http://myloc.gov/Exhibitions/naacp/greatdepression/Pages/default.aspx
- World War II and the Post War: http://myloc.gov/Exhibitions/naacp/worldwarii/Pages/default.aspx
- The Civil Rights Era: http://myloc.gov/Exhibitions/naacp/civilrightsera/Pages/default.aspx
- A Renewal of the Struggle: http://myloc.gov/Exhibitions/naacp/renewalofstruggle/Pages/default.aspx
- Towards A New Century: http://myloc.gov/Exhibitions/naacp/renewalofstruggle/Pages/default.aspx
There is a lot of information within each theme, so take your time and dig deep in to the information. As you read, you may want to ask yourself the question, "What am I doing in my community to fight against social injustice?"
HAPPY BLACK/AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH!
