Library brings black history to light

Library brings black history to light
Library brings black history to light

Library brings black history to light

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How has the view and study of black history changed since the first observance in 1926? Has the advent of social media made a difference in disseminating information about black history? We take a fresh look at black history during African American History Month with Beverly Cook, Assistant Curator of the Vivian G. Harsh Collection of Afro-American History and Literature at the Carter G. Woodson Regional Library on Chicago’s South Side. (Photo: Flickr/Tiwaworks)