Category Archives: African-American History

Working Lives Oral History Project

Posted on January 13, 2012 by kgmatheny | Posted in: African-American History, Audio, Cool Collections, Industrial, Interviews | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Our Digital Collections not only feature manuscripts and photographs, but also audio. One of our audio collections is the Working Lives Oral History Project. Funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, this project focuses on black … Continue reading →

Letter from Westly Townsend, An Empancipated Slave

Posted on October 7, 2011 by kgmatheny | Posted in: African-American History, Cool Collections | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

A few months ago, we blogged about a project funded by the NHPRC to digitize the Septimus D. Cabaniss Papers. This is a really fascinating collection, containing the personal and business papers of a Civil War era attorney from Huntsville, … Continue reading →

Cotton production in the 60’s

Posted on August 19, 2011 by kgmatheny | Posted in: African-American History, Cool Collections | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

One of the major forms of agriculture in the south, cotton production shaped the lives of many. The Marjory L. Smith Slide Collection contains 71 color slides taken by Marjorie in and around Hayneville (Lowndes County) Alabama in the early … Continue reading →

Newly online: Martha Young Papers

Posted on May 16, 2011 by kgmatheny | Posted in: African-American History, Everyday Life, Genealogy, Newly Online | Tagged | Leave a comment

Martha Young of Greensboro, Alabama, was known for her studies of the dialect of Southern African Americans in the late 19th and early 20th century.  She wrote and performed her writings to the accolades of many.  Here’s an example of … Continue reading →