What to Read and Watch for MLK Day
This holiday weekend we invite you to explore our online resources to find books, movies and documentaries — all free with your library card — about Martin Luther King Jr. and his civil rights activism. Martin Luther King Jr. was a minister and activist who advanced...
Black History Month: Films
By Hanna, Coulee City Library Watching contemporary films during Black History Month allows readers to appreciate modern Black excellence and learn about history told through the latest techniques and familiar actors. Here is a small selection of new films from the...
Black History in America
By Jon, Wenatchee Library Black History Month was first celebrated in 1926 by notable historian Dr. Carter G Woodson. By celebrating the achievements of African Americans since the end of slavery, he hoped to inspire people toward further accomplishments. The second...
Celebrate Juneteenth
By Clare, Peshastin Library, and Hanna, Coulee City Library Juneteenth is a holiday celebrating the day enslaved people in Texas were told of their freedom, two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation. According to Juneteenth.com (a website that shares...
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