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Only Surviving Arabic Slave Narrative Written in the United States Digitized by Library of Congress | Smithsonian Magazine

February 8, 2019February 8, 2019African American History, African History ...

Omar Ibn Said, a wealthy intellectual from West Africa, wrote about his capture and enslavement in America

Louisville Western Branch Library (1905- ) | Black Past

February 8, 2019February 8, 2019African American Education, African American History ...

The Louisville Western Branch Library in Louisville, Kentucky, first opened in 1905. This library was the first public library in the nation to serve and be fully operated by black residents.