February 21, 2017, Filed Under: Authors, Research + TeachingFrederick Douglass and the Mass Meeting for Civil Rights February 20, 2017, marks the 122nd anniversary of Frederick Douglass’s death. Douglass (1818–1895), an abolitionist and activist for civil rights, was a gifted writer and orator.
February 16, 2017, Filed Under: Authors, Books + ManuscriptsClaude McKay and “The White House” Explore the Harry Ransom Center, search digital collections, or plan your visit. This February saw the release of a previously unpublished Claude McKay novel, Amiable with Big Teeth (Penguin Classics).
February 14, 2017, Filed Under: Books + ManuscriptsStop the presses: Benjamin C. Bradlee papers open for research The papers of Washington Post Executive Editor Ben Bradlee are now open for research at the Harry Ransom Center.
