2 Books Published by The History Press on AALBC — Book Cover Collage

Click for more detail about Dorothy Porter Wesley At Howard University: Building A Legacy Of Black History by Janet Sims-Wood Dorothy Porter Wesley At Howard University: Building A Legacy Of Black History

by Janet Sims-Wood
The History Press (Sep 02, 2014)
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When Dorothy Burnett joined the library staff at Howard University in 1928, she was given a mandate to administer a library of Negro life and history. The school purchased the Arthur B. Spingarn Collection in 1946, along with other collections, and Burnett, who would later become Dorothy Porter Wesley, helped create a world-class archive known as the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center and cemented her place as an immensely important figure in the preservation of African American history. Wesley’s zeal for unearthing materials related to African American history earned her the name of Shopping Bag Lady. Join author, historian and former Howard University librarian Janet Sims-Wood as she charts the award-winning and distinguished career of an iconic archivist.


Click for more detail about African Americans of Chattanooga: A History of Unsung Heroes by Rita Lorraine Hubbard African Americans of Chattanooga: A History of Unsung Heroes

by Rita Lorraine Hubbard
The History Press (Dec 01, 2007)
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Beginning in 1541 with Hernando De Soto’s Spanish expedition for gold, African Americans have held a prominent place in Chattanooga’s history. Author Rita Lorraine Hubbard chronicles the ways African Americans have shaped Chattanooga, and presents inspirational achievements that have gone largely unheralded over the years. Did you know that Chattanooga is:
the hometown of the first African American appointed to lead counsel on a Supreme Court case
the home of the nation’s oldest student, who learned to read at age 116
the home of the African American blacksmith who put shackles on the "Andrew’s Raiders" after the Great Locomotive Chase
the site of one of the first integrated police departments in the South and so much more!"