Celebrate Black History Month

2011 Black History Month

In honor of the efforts of people of African descent to destroy slavery and inaugurate universal freedom in the United States, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History has selected “African Americans and the Civil War” as the 2011 Black History Month Theme. To learn more about the contributions of African Americans in the Civil War, the following materials and much more can be found at the Library.

• Adult Non-Fiction
• Youth titles 
• DVDs 
• Links to More Information

And Don't Miss...

...Our updated lists featuring African American Authors and Titles:

• African American Lives: Biographies
• Historical Fiction for Adults
• Historical African American Fiction for Teens
• Historical African American Picture Books

Award-Winning picks

• Coretta Scott King Awards
• Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary Award Winners

Did you know?

African American Authors Reading Circle is a book discussion group that meets the second Tuesday of every month at our Downtown Lansing Library and a CADL-produced E-mail Newsletter.  The monthly newsletter suggests great fiction by African American authors. Titles featured and discussed are available in the Ethnic Collection at the Downtown Lansing Library.