Civil Rights Act of 1964 Event

On Thursday, July 2nd, the University of New Orleans will celebrate the 45th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  The UNO Diversity Cabinet will host a commemoration at 10am in room 407 of the Earl K. Long Library.  Nikki Brown, author of Private Politics and Public Voices: African American Women's Activism from World War I through the New Deal, will make a presentation, field questions, and lead a discussion about the significance of the Civil Rights Act.

All are invited.

In addition to the event, the Earl K. Long Library will feature a display on the 2nd floor throughout July.

This begins on July 2nd!  Please feel free to stop on by!



Sonnet Erin Brown
Head of Federal Documents
Reference & Instruction Librarian
Subject Specialist: Legal Research, Political Science
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Philosophy

Honoring African Americans

In honor of National Black History Month, I'm posting some federal documents that honor African Americans. All of these can be accessed online for free.

Black Americans in Congress, 1870-2007. (2008)


Civil Rights History Project Act of 2008: report (to accompany H.R. 998). (2008)


Honoring the life of Percy Lavon Julian, a pioneer in the field of organic chemistry research and development and the first and only African American chemist to be inducted into the National Academy of Sciences: report (to accompany H. Con. Res. 34). (2007)


Memorial addresses and other tributes held in the House of Representatives and Senate of the United States together with memorial service in honor of Juanita Millender-McDonald, late a Representative from California. (2007)

Don't forget to stop by our display to see other interesting federal documents!

Sonnet Erin Brown
Federal Documents Librarian
Subject Specialist: Political Science/Paralegal Studies

African Americans and Education, part III

In honor of National Black History Month, I'm posting some federal documents that relate to African Americans and education. All of these can be accessed online for free.


Urban youth public education for the African American community. (1997)

Historically Black colleges and universities, 1976-1994. (1996)


The educational progress of Black students. (1995)

Beyond percentage plans: the challenge of equal opportunity in higher education. (2002)



Don't forget to stop by our display to see other interesting federal documents!


Sonnet Erin Brown
Federal Documents Librarian
Subject Specialist: Political Science/Paralegal Studies

Tuskegee Airmen and Buffalo Soldiers

In honor of National Black History Month, I'm posting some federal documents that relate to African Americans in the military, especially the Tuskegee Airmen and the Buffalo Soldiers. All of these can be accessed online for free.

Tuskegee Airmen

Congressional gold medal to the Tuskegee Airmen. (2006)

Also check out the Library of Congress Online Exhibit here.

Buffalo Soldiers

Buffalo Soldiers Commemoration Act of 2005: An Act to Authorize the American Battlefield Monuments Commission to Establish in the State of Louisiana a Memorial to Honor the Buffalo Soldiers. (2005)


Buffalo Soldiers Commemoration Act of 2005 :report (to accompany S. 205). (2005)


Buffalo soldiers at Fort Leavenworth in the 1930s and early 1940s. (1991)


Don't forget to stop by our display to see other interesting federal documents!




Sonnet Erin Brown
Federal Documents Librarian
Subject Specialist: Political Science/Paralegal Studies

African Americans and Education, part II

In honor of National Black History Month, I'm posting some federal documents that relate to African Americans and education. All of these can be accessed online for free.


Annual report to the President on the results of participation of Historically Black Colleges and Universities in federal programs.

Responding to the needs of historically black colleges and universities in the 21st century. (2002)

Historically black colleges and universities: an assessment of networking and connectivity. (2000)


School practices for equitable discipline of African American students. (2001)


Don't forget to stop by our display to see other interesting federal documents!

Sonnet Erin Brown
Federal Documents Librarian
Subject Specialist: Political Science/Paralegal Studies

African Americans in the Military

In honor of National Black History Month, I'm posting some federal documents that relate to African Americans in the military. All of these can be accessed online for free.


Combat multipliers: African-American soldiers in four wars. (2003)
Introduction : Ch. 1 - Conclusion : Appendix & Bibliography


Separate and unequal: race relations in the AAF during World War II. (2000)


Black dispatches: black American contributions to Union intelligence during the Civil War. (1999)


Black soldier, white Army: the 24th Infantry Regiment in Korea : executive summary. (1997)


The employment of Negro troops /by Ulysses Lee. (1994)


Blacks in the Army Air Forces during World War II: the problems of race relations. (1976)


Don't forget to stop by our display to see other interesting federal documents!




Sonnet Erin Brown
Federal Documents Librarian
Subject Specialist: Political Science/Paralegal Studies

African Americans and Education, part I

In honor of National Black History Month, I'm posting some federal documents that relate to African Americans and education. All of these can be accessed online for free.

America's black colleges and universities :models of excellence and challenges for the future. (2008)

Affirmative action in American law schools. (2007)


Historically Black colleges and universities, 1976 to 2001. (2004)


Racial/ethnic differences in the path to a postsecondary credential. (2003)


Status and trends in the education of Blacks. (2003)

Don't forget to stop by our display to see other interesting federal documents!

Sonnet Erin Brown
Federal Documents Librarian
Subject Specialist: Political Science/Paralegal Studies

African American Children

In honor of National Black History Month, I'm posting some federal documents that relate to children in the African American community. All of these can be accessed online for free.


An Activity book for African American families: helping children cope with crisis. (2003) This one can actually be picked up at the Earl K. Long Library for free, as supplies last.

A guide for African American families: helping children cope with crisis. (2003)

African American children in foster care: HHS and congressional actions could help reduce proportion in care. (2008)

Parenting practices and obesity in low-income African-American preschoolers. (2005)


Don't forget to stop by our display to see other interesting federal documents!


Sonnet Erin Brown
Federal Documents Librarian
Subject Specialist: Political Science/Paralegal Studies

Oxford African American Studies Center Free Trial

The Oxford African American Studies Center is celebrating National Black History Month with free access to the public!

The Oxford African American Studies Center is a subscription database that "combines the authority of carefully edited reference works with sophisticated technology to create the most comprehensive collection of scholarship available online to focus on the lives and events which have shaped African American and African history and culture." And...in celebration of the inauguration of this country's first African American President, Oxford is making the Oxford African American Studies Center freely available to the public for National Black History Month (February 1st-March 1st).

Simply go to www.oxfordaasc.com.

Username: barackobama
Password: president

Enjoy!

Sonnet Erin Brown
Federal Documents Librarian
Subject Specialist: Political Science/Paralegal Studies

National Black History Month

Today marks the beginning of National Black History Month! This year's theme is The Quest for Black Citizenship in the Americas. There are a few reasons why this year's National Black History Month is so important--the first being the inauguration of this country's first African-American president; another being the 100th anniversary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

So, for the next few weeks, I'll post links to documents and sites concerning African-American issues and rights. Also, be sure to check out our display on the 3rd floor...as well as our handouts, which will be posted later.

Sonnet Erin Brown
Federal Documents Librarian
Subject Specialist: Political Science/Paralegal Studies