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Argonne’s AABC hosted keynote speaker George W. B. Haley
On February 11, 2014, Argonne’s African American Black Club (AABC) hosted the event “Civil Rights: African American History” in celebration of Black History Month. Diplomat and policy expert George W. B. Haley was the keynote speaker and the South Shore Dance Alliance provided a cultural dance performance. » Continue reading “Ambassador George W.B. Haley Event Photos”
In early March of 1979, the University of Chicago announced that Walter Eugene Massey would be Argonne National Laboratory’s sixth director. He was the first African-American to hold this post. » Continue reading “Black History Month – A Director’s Profile: Walter Massey”
Lewis Howard Latimer was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, on September 4, 1848, to parents who had fled slavery. Latimer learned the art of mechanical drawing while working at a patent firm. Over the course of his career as a draftsman, Latimer worked closely with Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell, in addition to designing his own inventions including carbon filaments that enabled mass production of the light bulb. » Continue reading “Black History Month-Lewis Howard Latimer”
