oberlincollegearchivesstudents: Celebrating Black History Month in the Oberlin College Archives Ober
oberlincollegearchivesstudents: Celebrating Black History Month in the Oberlin College Archives Oberlin College has recognized Black History Month since 1967. The Oberlin College Archives holds rich collections and other photographs and documents relating to individuals and events relating to all types of black history. Pictured Above:1. Jewel S. LaFontant-MANkarious (1922-1997), A.B. Oberlin 1943, Hon.LL.D. 1979, trustee 1981-86. She was the first African American woman to serve as assistant U.S. attorney and the first African American woman to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. 2. Eduardo Mondlane (1920-1969), A.B. Oberlin 1953. Mondlane was an educator, nationalist, and leader of the Mozambique Independence Movement (FRELIMO). 3. Carl T. Rowan (1925-2000), A.B. Oberlin 1947. Rowan was a journalist and author. He was the first African American to hold a seat on the U.S. National Security Council. 4. Sylvia L. Hill Williams (1936-1996), A.B. Oberlin 1957, was the first woman to hold the position of Director of the National Museum of African Art at the Smithsonian Institution, in Washington, D.C. She served as a member of the Allen Memorial Art Museum Visiting Committee (1989-96), and a member of the Board of Trustees, Oberlin College (1990-96). 5. Oberlin’s black student activists organized and hosted conferences to hold discussions on black power and other topics. At the “Black Power in the Urban Ghetto” conference, attended by around 400 students, black activist Jesse Jackson was a featured speaker. To learn more about black history in the Oberlin College Archives, visit our website or contact us! -- source link