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Jarome Iginla: How the NHL's First Black Captain Gives Back
From the Series Lorimer Recordbooks
There's much more to Jarome Iginla's story than being the first black captain of an NHL team. He is also renowned for his social commitment and generosity off the ice. "Iggy" grew up in a… Read More →
Nearer My Freedom: The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano by Himself
“Permit me to lay at your feet the following genuine Narrative . . .” Olaudah Equiano was a writer and abolitionist whose autobiography, The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano, captured… Read More →
Sitting for Equal Service: Lunch Counter Sit-Ins, United States, 1960s
From the Series Civil Rights Struggles around the World
"We were hoping [the sit-in] would catch on and it would spread throughout the country, but it went even beyond our wildest imagination."―Ezell Blair Jr., North Carolina Agricultural &… Read More →
Today the World Is Watching You: The Little Rock Nine and the Fight for School Integration, 1957
From the Series Civil Rights Struggles around the World
On September 4, 1957, nine African American teenagers made their way toward Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. They didn’t make it very far. Armed soldiers of the Arkansas National Read More →
Willie O'Ree: The Story of the First Black Player in the NHL
From the Series Lorimer Recordbooks
Willie O'Ree made NHL history on January 18, 1958, when he became the first Black player to take to the ice. There was a round of applause when O'Ree stepped onto the ice, and newspapers ran… Read More →