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25 Contemporary Authors to Read for Black History Month

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Katie Auman in Book Recommendations, Library Blog, Library Services

Did you know that the month of February was chosen for Black History Month to coincide Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln’s birthdays? As part of your Black History Month celebrations, take a look at fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from these 25 contemporary, award-winning and acclaimed authors. American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin by […]

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Black History Month: More “Hidden Figures” to Get to Know

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Katie Auman in Book Recommendations, Library Blog

The acclaimed film Hidden Figures, based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly, brought us the amazing untold story of the African American women mathematicians who helped win the space race: Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Katherine Jones (also, Christine Darden who is featured in the book). But these women are certainly not the only […]

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Forgotten Black History

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Charlotte Lakamp in History, Library Blog

Black History Month is the perfect time to reflect on a many times forgotten era of both Colorado history and the Wild West.  Black cowboys were not only around in the 1800s, they had a great influence in settling the west and creating the rodeo pastimes we know and love today.  It is estimated that […]

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