African American History Month

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istory is made up of stories, and African American History Month is no different. In order to explore the deep and rich culture of African America, we devote the month of February to the stories. Read about the behind the scenes of one of the most seminal speeches in American history, Martin Luther King Jr’s “I have a Dream”, in Clarence B. Jones’s Behind the Dream. Or learn the origin story to the holiday Juneteenth in Annette Gordon-Reed’s On Juneteenth. From novels, to music, to poetry and nonfiction, explore the stories that make up African American History and contribute to the African American present!