{"id":4407,"date":"2019-02-22T19:45:11","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T19:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/?p=4407"},"modified":"2026-02-03T14:54:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T14:54:46","slug":"discover-new-artists-black-history-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/digital-access\/discover-new-artists-black-history-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover New Artists during Black History Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2019-blues-grooves-moves-black-history-month.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"752\" height=\"330\" src=\"http:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2019-blues-grooves-moves-black-history-month.jpg\" alt=\"Collage of portraits of Black blues and jazz musicians including Billie Holiday and Fats Waller, with text celebrating Black History Month\" class=\"wp-image-4408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2019-blues-grooves-moves-black-history-month.jpg 752w, https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2019-blues-grooves-moves-black-history-month-300x132.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In celebration of Black History Month, the Recorded Sound Archives has curated a collection of African-American artists. 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