In a timely event just days before the beginning of African American History Month, the Library of Congress on Monday added to its rich holdings on the Civil Rights Movement with the acquisition of the James Forman papers.
Forman (1928-2005), who served as executive secretary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) from 1961 to 1966, …
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As the president prepares to take his annual look ahead in the State of the Union, I thought I might do the same for this blog and get feedback from readers.
Our friends at DipNote (the State Department’s official blog) did just that a few weeks ago:
Since launch, we have made a strong attempt to get …
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Most of us know intuitively, if not empirically, about the importance of reading for pleasure, lifelong literacy, or whatever term you choose. Studies have shown connections between a person’s love of reading and other qualities such as civic engagement and philanthropy.
But what can we actually do to help stoke young people’s interest in reading so …
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