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Library Displays | Black History Month

Books and resources from themed monthly displays in Raugust Library.

Celebrate Black History Month with Raugust Library

white tile, black text reading "Black History Month"Black History Month celebrates the history, culture, contributions, struggles, and triumphs of the African American Community in the US. It was first celebrated as a weeklong event in February 1926 and expanded to a month in the 1970s.

The books featured here include

  • History, culture, and criticism
  • Children's and YA/teen literature
  • Fiction, poetry, and memoir

 

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Books on Display