Greetings Va-Hist listers,

Once again, February is upon us and you know what that means?  It is
Black History Month!  This year VCU Libraries' sixth annual Black
History Month program highlights the historic contributions of three
Richmond women during the Civil Rights movement.  Their monumental,
exciting work changed our state, our city, and the VCU campus for the
better.

On 12 February at 7:30 p.m. in the Commonwealth Ballrooms of the Student
Commons, Richmond's own Ora Lomax, Elizabeth Johnson Rice, and Hilda
Warden will answer questions about their participation in the Civil
Rights movement.  The event is moderated by Richmond Free Press
journalist Bonnie Winston, who is a trailblazer in her own right.  For
more information about the panelists and Mrs. Winston, please read brief
biographies of  the four women located on the library's Black History
Month webpage (www.library.vcu.edu/bhm).  The sixth annual VCU Libraries
Black History Month Lecture is sponsored by the VCU Friends of the
Library.  Please join the Friends and the rest of the VCU community to
honor these three women who played a pivotal but often unrecognized role
in the Richmond Civil Rights movement.

Please also browse around on the revamped VCU Libraries' Black History
Month webpage.  Links to Special Collections, Research Guides, and
Multimedia provide information for patrons wishing to learn more about
African American history. 

For more information, please contact Donna Coghill at 828-6554 or
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I hope to see you all on Tuesday the 12 February at 7:30.

Best,
Alex Lorch, chair
Black History Month Committee

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