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A Salute to Black History Month

Published February 26, 2015 | By Michael Lieberman

1960s, USA --- Martin Luther King Jr. --- Image by © Marvin Koner/Corbis
30 Oct 1967, USA --- Martin Luther King Jr. walks off an airplane in Montgomery. An Alabama judge gave King and other SCLC leaders week long sentences… Continue reading →

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What Darwin Saw: Sketchbooks from the voyage of the HMS Beagle added to Cambridge Digital Library

Published January 20, 2015 | By Michael Lieberman

Charles Darwin considered it to be one of the most formative journeys of his life. His diary and scientific journal of his time aboard the HMS Beagle, now best known as The Voyage of the Beagle, was a bestseller.… Continue reading →

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Happy New Calendar! A Sampling of Calendars at the DPLA

Published January 11, 2015 | By Michael Lieberman

Calendars L. Prang & Co. 1879 Now that we have our new calendar in place to help track the year ahead let’s have a look back at some of the thousands of calendars available for your perusal at the Digital Public Library of America,… Continue reading →

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