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Black History Month Events

Fri, 01/27/2012 - 11:08 | Virginia Johnson
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Black History Month

February is Black History Month, and you and your family can enjoy free events throughout our area that celebrate this special theme.

Calendar of Local Black History Events  
 
Martin Luther King, Jr.2/1-2/29/2012
Exhibition, "Celebrate Black History Month" Location: University of Mary Washington, Simpson Library, First Floor Lobby
Featuring written and digital resources from the UMW libraries collections that highlight prominent African-American women and African-American history and culture; Simpson Library, First Floor Lobby; Monday – Thursday, 8 a.m. – midnight, Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m. – midnight; free; (540) 654-1044.
 
2/1/2012
Black History Month Kick-Off Celebration — 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Location: University of Mary Washington, Great Hall, Woodard Campus Center.  Featuring Ewabo Caribbean Steel Drum Band; a Black History Month and Cultural Awareness Series event; free; (540) 654-1044.
 
2/4/2012
New Exhibit Opening: Sesquicentennial in the Context of Identity: Who are You - 1862, 1962 and 2012? 11:30 AM. John J. Wright Educational and Cultural Center Museum. Program with music and more. Student Contest Winners will be announced. Meet and have your photograph taken with the men of the 23rd Infantry USCT. Discuss and buy a copy of one of the new history books by authors John Cummings and James Price.

Jazz: A History of America's Music

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By Geoffrey C. Ward

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This book, written with Ken Burns, accompanies the PBS TV series of the same name. It traces the evolution of jazz from its birth in New Orleans through big band, swing, bebop, fusion, acid, and avant-garde. Covered also are the well-known and the not-so-known musicians of jazz - black and white. The photographs that accompany the text are fascinating.

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Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age

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By Kevin Boyle

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A young man from the South moves to Detroit and finds the land of honey, but also runs into the Klan of the '20s, and he is indicted for murder. A fascinating true story.

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Struts & Frets

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By Jon Skovron

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Sammy Bojar is in a band with a lame name and a scary, talentless lead singer. As he struggles to gain control of his own songwriting career, he is helped by his neurotic jazz pianist grandfather and his old best friend/new girlfriend. Struts & Frets manages to be authentic while suggesting many real life rock and jazz artists.
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Becoming Billie Holiday

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By Carole Boston Weatherford and Floyd Cooper (Illustrator)

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This biography in verse captures the teen years and early career of the legendary jazz singer. Billie’s penchant for trouble and the hardships she overcame provide a compelling narrative while Cooper's illustrations complement the lyricism of the text.

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