{"id":11156,"date":"2024-02-01T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/?p=11156"},"modified":"2024-01-30T15:13:49","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T20:13:49","slug":"black-history-month-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/index.php\/2024\/02\/01\/black-history-month-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Black History Month 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11156\" class=\"elementor elementor-11156\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76058787 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76058787\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ad240b\" data-id=\"5ad240b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35cc66ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"35cc66ec\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53542c27\" data-id=\"53542c27\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b32234b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b32234b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Black History Month 2024<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4571b810 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4571b810\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Black History Month is February 1-29, and Mercer University Libraries (MUL) is proud to celebrate this month on behalf of our students, faculty, and staff. Since <a href=\"https:\/\/asalh.org\/black-history-themes\/\">\u201cAfrican Americans and the Arts\u201d<\/a> is this year\u2019s theme, one of the focuses will be on black gospel singers and the history of gospel music. During the month of February, check out the&nbsp;list of films, books, and web resources to explore gospel music.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Films<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The films below are available to watch through the Mercer Libraries in <a href=\"https:\/\/mercer.kanopy.com\/\">Kanopy<\/a>. Also, check out Kanopy\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/mercer.kanopy.com\/category\/40898\">Black History Month collection<\/a> for more suggestions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song<\/li>\n<li>Say Amen, Somebody<\/li>\n<li>How They Got Over<\/li>\n<li>Rejoice and Shout<\/li>\n<li>Mahalia Jackson Sings the Songs of Christmas<\/li>\n<li>Mavis!<\/li>\n<li>The Believers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Books<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out these books available through the library.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.mercer.edu\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/1gjll8d\/alma991005223059405956\">The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.mercer.edu\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/1qrdklq\/cdi_openaire_primary_doi_5f5a35ca52898bedd35a2dc441ea1db5\">Mahalia Jackson and the Black Gospel Field by Mark Burford<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/galileo-mum.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/4koebd\/alma991005409651205956\">When Sunday Comes: Gospel Music in the Soul and Hip-Hop Eras by Claudrena Harold<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.mercer.edu\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/1gjll8d\/alma991004971572705956\">A City Called Heaven: Chicago and the Birth of Gospel Music by Robert Marovich<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.mercer.edu\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/1gjll8d\/alma991004906770705956\">People Get Ready: A New History of Black Gospel Music by Bob Darden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.mercer.edu\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/1gjll8d\/alma991004982909005956\">The Rise of Gospel Blues: The Music of Thomas Andrew Dorsey in the Urban Church by Michael Harris<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.mercer.edu\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/1gjll8d\/alma991005013874805956\">The History of Gospel Music by Adam Woog<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Web Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s a list of resources to explore during Black History Month.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/collections\/songs-of-america\/articles-and-essays\/musical-styles\/ritual-and-worship\/african-american-gospel\">Library of Congress<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/timeline.carnegiehall.org\/genres\/gospel-choir\">Carnegie Hall (Timeline)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmaam.org\/\">The National Museum of African American Music<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/video.ibm.com\/recorded\/129733967\">National Museum African American History and Culture<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eNbMYuwxceo\">YouTube <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exploregeorgia.org\/things-to-do\/list\/gospel-sacred-music#:~:text=Dr.-,Thomas%20A.,Wendy%20Bagwell%20and%20the%20Sunliters.\">Explore Georgia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.georgiaencyclopedia.org\/articles\/arts-culture\/georgia-tom-dorsey-1899-1993\/\">New Georgia Encyclopedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1013c51b\" data-id=\"1013c51b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66068889 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66068889\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/black20history20month2028202429-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11155\" alt=\"Black History Month February 1 - 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