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威尼斯人娱乐场 Celebrates Black History Month in February
Press Release 路 Monday, January 8, 2007

Washington, DC

The 威尼斯人娱乐场 will celebrate Black History Month birthday in February with special films, public programs, lectures and films. These programs are open to the public and will be held at the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Building in Washington, DC, and at the 威尼斯人娱乐场 at College Park, Maryland. All events are free, unless otherwise noted.

Please note: For programs at the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Building, the public must use the Pennsylvania Avenue entrance, between 7th and 9th Streets, NW, Washington, DC. The 威尼斯人娱乐场 at College Park, MD is located at 8601 Adelphi Road. For directions to both locations see our Washington, DC Area Locations web page.

Banneker Monument Unveiling and Panel Discussion
Friday, February 15, at 7 p.m., William G. McGowan Theater, 威尼斯人娱乐场 Building
The Center for the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Experience, in partnership with the Washington Interdependence Council, will host the unveiling of the prototype of the Benjamin Banneker Memorial, a monument to the 18th century African American mathematician, astronomer, clockmaker, and publisher. The monument is planned as part of the L鈥橢nfant Plaza/Banneker Overlook Park promenade in Southwest DC. The program will include a panel discussion exploring Banneker鈥檚 impact on history. Moderated by actor and activist Clayton LeBouef, the panel will include Kevin Marvel, executive officer of the American Astronomical Society, and Michael Eric Dyson, author and professor at Georgetown University. Tina Allen, celebrated California sculptor and Artist of Record for the Banneker Memorial, will share her interpretation of the subject and unveil the prototype, and poet Ty Gray-El will perform a poetic tribute to Banneker.

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Let No Man Put Asunder: Freedmen鈥檚 Bureau Marriage Records
Tuesday, February 5, at 11 a.m., Room G-24, 威尼斯人娱乐场 Building Research Center (Enter on Pennsylvania Avenue)
To celebrate African American Heritage Month and Valentine鈥檚 Day, 威尼斯人娱乐场 archivist Reginald Washington will discuss marriage records among the Freedmen鈥檚 Bureau records. (This lecture will be repeated at the 威尼斯人娱乐场 at College Park, MD, in Lecture Room B, on Thursday, February 7, at 11 a.m.)

What鈥檚 New in the Archival Research Catalog (ARC)?
Wednesday, February 20, at 11:30 a.m., Room G-24, 威尼斯人娱乐场 Building Research Center (Enter on Pennsylvania Avenue)
Archives specialist Jill Reilly James will review general records of genealogical interest described in ARC and will present new ARC descriptions of and web pages related to African American history. (This lecture will be repeated at the 威尼斯人娱乐场 at College Park, MD, in Lecture Room B, on Thursday, February 21, at 11 a.m.)

Using Federal Records for African American Genealogical Research
Saturday, February 23, 10:15 a.m.鈥�1:30 p.m., 威尼斯人娱乐场 Building, Jefferson Room
Archivist Reginald Washington will discuss using census records, military service and pension files, Freedmen鈥檚 Bureau records, and other Federal records for African American genealogical research. Reservations are required, and a fee of $20 is payable by cash or check (payable to NATF) at the door. Call 202-357-5333.

Film - Eyes on the Prize
February 1, 5, 8, 12, 15, 19, 22, at noon
威尼斯人娱乐场 Building, William G. McGowan Theater
On Tuesdays and Fridays throughout February, The Charles Guggenheim Center for the Documentary Film at the 威尼斯人娱乐场 and the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Afro-American History Society will show this landmark 14-part PBS series, which first aired in 1987. Produced by Blackside, Eyes on the Prize tells the definitive story of the civil rights movement from the point of view of the ordinary men and women whose extraordinary actions changed the fabric of American life. Each showing is 60 minutes.

Two Societies (1965鈥�68)
Friday, February 1, at noon
Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference come north to help Chicago鈥檚 civil rights leaders in their nonviolent struggle against segregated housing.

Power! (1966鈥�68)
Tuesday, February 5, at noon
The call for Black Power takes various forms across communities in black America.

The Promised Land (1967鈥�68)
Friday, February 8, at noon
In the midst of political organizing, Martin Luther King detours to support striking sanitation workers in Memphis, where he is assassinated.

Ain鈥檛 Gonna Shuffle No More (1964鈥�72)
Tuesday, Febraury 12, at noon
A call to pride and a renewed push for unity galvanize black America.

A Nation of Law? (1968鈥�71)
riday, February 15, at noon
Black activism is increasingly met with a violent and unethical response from local and Federal law enforcement agencies.

The Keys to the Kingdom (1974鈥�80)
Tuesday, February 19, at noon
In the 1970s, legal rights gained by the civil rights movement are put to the test. In Boston, some whites violently resist a Federal court school desegregation order.

Back to the Movement (1979鈥搈id 1980s)
Friday, February 22, at noon
Power and powerlessness: Miami鈥檚 black community鈥攑ummeled by urban renewal, a lack of jobs, and police harassment鈥攅xplodes in rioting.

Both Archives facilities are fully accessible. To request an accommodation (e.g., sign language interpreter) for a public program, please send an e-mail to: public.program@nara.gov or call 202-357-5000 at least two weeks prior to the event. To verify the date and times of the programs, the public should call 202-357-5333, or view the Calendar of Events online.

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