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Black Journalists Oral History Project

Find valuable insights into the early years of Black journalists’ struggles to shape their role in those newsrooms and the evolution of the Black press.

Reminiscences of Bobby Bowen

Listen to a leader of the Black Panther Party in Richmond, CA and how he came to consciousness through reading The Autobiography of Malcolm X.

Alexander Gumby Scrapbooks

Browse a growing video collection from the cable network's archive on topics from economics, women's studies, human rights and more.

The Spirit of 1968

Explore documents and materials on the Black freedom movement on Morningside Heights, and around the globe.

A Brief History of Anti-Black Violence and Policing at Columbia University

Discover a documentation of the history of student and community activism on campus and in Harlem.

In the School of Wisdom: Persian Bookbinding ca 1575-1890

Virtually visit a reprise of a previous RBML exhibition presented between October 2018 and March 2019.

John Brown and Harper's Ferry

Explore the life of John Brown, a radical abolitionist who risked his life to end slavery.

How Harlem Became Radical

See ephemera from Hubert H. Harrison-- the first great soapbox orator of Harlem-- who was a brilliant and influential writer, educator, and movement builder of the early 20th century.

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To celebrate the dedication of Columbia's iconic Alma Mater on September 23, 1903, the University Archives asks, how well do you know Alma? Take our quiz to test your Alma expertise!

Curator Thai Jones, who co-taught the 2020 Columbia University and Slavery seminar, addresses the "long and complex legacy" of slavery at King's College and Columbia University.

The Libraries and the Center for Teaching and Learning launch "From Books to Bytes," a six-part video series that provides students with practical research strategies.

The Libraries' Copyright Advisory Services partners with LYRASIS, a global non-profit organization, to pilot a virtual copyright education center.

The University will provide shuttles to faculty and staff for the Fall 2020 term, which isn't the first occasion that Columbia has expanded services for commuters.

News from the archives of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library includes newly-digitized audio material from the Language and Culture Archive of Ashkenazic Jewry (LCAAJ).

Archivists in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library identify more than 1,200 women in the library's finding aids by their full names who were previously described only by their husbands' names.

In accordance with the University's COVID-19 safety protocols, the Rare Book & Manuscript Library offers a number of accommodations and services for the Fall 2020 term.

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