Black Educators United Records
Content Description
Two boxes of Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration certificates, flyers, brochures, correspondence, a VHS tape, and an award from 1982-1989.
Dates
- 1982-1989, 2011
Creator
- Black Education United (Denver, Colo.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Copyright
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Biographical / Historical
Black Educators United was a non profit organization that began in the 1980's and honored African American educators in Colorado. The organization was active from about 1982-1995 when it dissolved. Black Educators United supported Black teachers in the classroom and advocated for increasing the number of Black teachers in schools, and it provided competitive college scholarships to graduating seniors.
Extent
2 boxes (.75 linear feet)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Loretta Richardson, unknown date.
- African American children -- Education -- Colorado Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- African American music teachers -- Colorado. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Black Education United (Denver, Colo.) -- Archival resources
- Organization files Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library Repository
2401 Welton St.
Denver Colorado 80205
