Black History Month: Education, Play, and the Legacies of Carter G. Woodson
Black History Month can trace its roots back nearly a century, to the work of Dr. Carter G. Woodson, a historian of African American History.
Black History Month can trace its roots back nearly a century, to the work of Dr. Carter G. Woodson, a historian of African American History.
This post is written by Jennifer A. Merriman
Valentine-related stereoviews are rare. There are many series of views that depict love, courtship, and marriage.
Last year when I wrote about Santa stereoviews, I stated that I did not know of any stereoviews that depicted reindeer. Now, I stand corrected.
Although National Thanksgivings were periodically proclaimed from Colonial times in America, Thanksgiving as a Holiday was not formally adopted until Abraham Lincoln declared a day of Thanksgiving in 1863.
Pumpkins are squash plants native to Americas and did not make an appearance in Europe until the early 1500’s.
Stereoviews offer a great window into the world of popular culture from the 1860’s into the 19230’s.
The SCRC is accepting applications for the 2022-2023 round of Research Travel Grants.
On the 17th of October 1834, a fourteen-year-old Chinese girl arrived on the shores of New York City. The ship’s passenger list included her name as “Auphmoy” which was later phonetically shortened to Afong Moy—because of this, we do not know her real Chinese name. So began Afong Moy’s story as the first known female Chinese immigrant to the United States.
Altogether, William & Mary’s Richard Wright Collection of Graphic Images of African Americans holds more than 1,500 comics.