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“They lift as they climb”: Marian Hamilton Spotts and the legacy of Black Women’s Activism

by Lerin Williams, Archival Assistant Marian Hamilton Spotts understood the power of preservation as a mechanism to inspire others....

The Federation of Southern Cooperatives and the Nicaraguan revolution

Nicaragua was ruled for 43 years by the Somoza family as a dictatorship. On July 19, 1979, a new government was established.

Legend of Adelaide: A Link to the Past

Originally published in 1994, a New Orleans article about then-Mayor Marc Morial’s business trip to Haiti identified a piece of family lore.

Growing a Southern interracial labor movement from the seeds of the Black freedom struggle

Growing a Southern interracial labor movement: ...workers’ common struggles can still be a force for racial and economic justice. "

Art Is Alive: Opening of the Dorothy E. Yepez papers

Amistad is pleased to announce the opening of the Dorothy E. Yepez (1916-1999) papers; preserved with funding assistance from the IMLS.

New Footage from the Civil Rights Era Available for the First Time

The Amistad Research Center is excited to announce the digitization of the Ed Pincus Film Collection.

RELEASE: Kathe Hambrick Appointed The Center's Executive Director, read more...