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February
is Black History Month. As
Americans, I believe it is important for us to celebrate the
many different cultures that blend together to create the
one Nation of which we are proud to be a part. During
this month, I wanted to take time to recognize the accomplishments and
contributions of African Americans to our Nation.
On
March 29, 2007, Congressman Larson honors Connecticut
Tuskegee Airman, Flight Officer Connie Nappier Jr., of
Hartford
who received the Congressional Gold Medal for his
historic contributions in integrating the American military.
He is joined by his daughter, State Treasurer Denise
Nappier. Read
more here.
In
Connecticut
The Amistad Center for Art & Culture at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Amistad at Mystic Seaport
Amistad Exhibit, Connecticut Historical Society
The Hartford Black History Project
Connecticut’s Black Governors Connecticut State
Library
Connecticut Freedom Trail
Connecticut Freedom Trail Quilts, Connecticut State Library’s Connecticut History Museum
Research Slavery in Connecticut at the Connecticut State Library
African American Resources at the Connecticut Historical Society
University of Connecticut Institute for African American Studies
Yale, Slavery & Abolition
Connecticut Abolitionists
Bills
Cosponsored
H.RES.120
- Recognizing the African American spiritual as a national
treasure - Congressional
Record statement 
H.CON.RES.24
- Pardon Marcus Mosiah Garvey
H.CON.RES.286
- Honoring Earl Lloyd, the first African American to play in
the National Basketball Association League 58 years ago
H.RES.
194 - Apologizing for the enslavement and racial
desegregation of African-Americans
H.RES.198
- Recognizing the significance of Black History Month
H.RES.
522 - Honoring the Freedom Schooner Amistad's 14-month
2007 Atlantic Freedom Tour
Congressional
Record Statements
1/18/08
- Honoring the Life and Work of Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr. 5/25/07
- Honoring the Life of Yolanda King 3/28/07
- Awarding the Congressional Medal of Honor to the
Tuskegee Airmen 1/30/07
- Honoring the Life of Emma Faust Tillman
More
Information
Congressional
Black Caucus Foundation
The
Library of Congress African-American Mosaic Exhibition
African
American History Resources
Profiles
on Important African-Americans from The History Channel
Library of Congress African American Odyssey
Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement, National Parks Service
Black History Month Resources, Department of Education
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