As local officials across the United States prepare for an unprecedented presidential election against the backdrop of a global pandemic, we hope that a few selected pamphlets from the JCB's collection can offer a semblance of historical diversion – if not electoral education – for members of our community.
Remember to vote on November 3!
Since protests erupted in the days and weeks following the horrific murder of George Floyd, and amidst other ongoing episodes of systemic race-based violence against members of minority communities, the Library’s staff and extended community have been thinking about how institutions of historical memory like the JCB can and should respond.
As a steward of historical materials that are deeply illustrative of – and deeply imbedded within – the histories of race-based oppression in the Americas, the JCB has a special responsibility to take part in these conversations....
How did early encounters between Europeans and Africans affect subsequent migration of Africans to the Americas?
Dr. Herman Bennett, a specialist on the African diaspora in Latin America during the colonial period, draws on his recent work, African Kings and Black Slaves, in a lecture delivered at the JCB in honor of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the John Carter Brown Library's Associates.
