Schomburg died about a decade after the center opened, but his legacy lives on. "I was born January of 1939. Arturo died in June of 1938, so I like to think that he knew I was coming," said ...

One hundred years ago, the Afro-Puerto Rican bibliophile and archivist Arturo Schomburg donated his personal collection to ...

Arturo Schomburg's experiences as an Afro Puerto Rican at the turn of the century influenced his approach to rescuing and preserving Black history. IE 11 is not supported.

The story of Arturo Schomburg, who navigated between being Puerto Rican and black in the U.S. in the 19th century. Sponsor Message. Correction July 25, 2017.

Schomburg was born Jan. 24, 1874 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. His mother, Maria Josepha, was a woman of African descent from the Virgin Islands. According to Arturo, his father, Carlos Schomburg, was ...

The Schomburg Center for Research and Black Culture is based in Harlem, but its roots are on the island of Puerto Rico with a little Afro Puerto Rican boy named Arturo Schomburg.

The Schomburg Center library in Harlem celebrated the 150th birthday of historian Arturo Schomburg by hosting a Transcribe-A-Thon.

Afro-Puerto Rican historian Arturo Schomburg, after whom The Schomburg Center For Research And Black Culture in Harlem is named, was one of the greatest influences preserving our history in the U.S.

Schomburg’s World. After Arturo Schomburg immigrated to New York City from Puerto Rico in 1891, he co-founded the Negro Society for Historical Research; established a collective of like-minded authors ...

NEW YORK-- Nearly a century ago, Arturo Schomburg founded the Schomburg Center for Research and Black Culture with his initial gift of more than 10,000 items. Today, it has grown to a collection ...