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Full-Text Articles in African American Studies
When Language Fails: A Critical Analysis Essay Of Kathryn Stockett’S The Help:, Evan Mccreary
When Language Fails: A Critical Analysis Essay Of Kathryn Stockett’S The Help:, Evan Mccreary
Black Album Mixtape
A critical analysis essay of Kathryn Stockett's New York Times Bestselling book, The Help, and it's subsequent film adaptation, and how in recent years, particularly following the murder of George Floyd, the story has been used as a classroom tool for teaching students about racism and its effects. Written by a Black student in a primarily white school community, this essay was written as an antithesis to the ideology that the book and movie exceed their intended intentions of being a beneficial teaching tool to youth.
Sweat Equity: Lynn Nottage's Radical Dialectic Of Deindustrialization, Jocelyn L. Buckner
Sweat Equity: Lynn Nottage's Radical Dialectic Of Deindustrialization, Jocelyn L. Buckner
Theatre Faculty Books and Book Chapters
"Lynn Nottage has devoted her career to researching and telling stories of Black individuals and communities with expressed interest in laborers, advocating for their agency, humanity, and legacy. In her second Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Sweat, Nottage dramatizes more recent US history, illuminating the lives of workers marginalized by the deindustrialization of the Rust Belt in the early 2000s. Sweat is emblematic of Nottage's sustained effort to deploy playwriting as activism and stand in solidarity with those whose stories she chooses to tell. As a constant theme in her works, Lynn Nottage's stories align with marginalized workers' efforts and histories, …
You Say We Are, We Say We Aren't, Rashida Etienne
You Say We Are, We Say We Aren't, Rashida Etienne
The Civil Rights Movement (HIS/BLS 347) Zine Project
No abstract provided.
Segregated Public Education, Lily Roy
Segregated Public Education, Lily Roy
The Civil Rights Movement (HIS/BLS 347) Zine Project
No abstract provided.
Quote Transcript, We Exist Series 5: Stories Of Education And Employment In Maine, University Of Southern Maine Digital Projects
Quote Transcript, We Exist Series 5: Stories Of Education And Employment In Maine, University Of Southern Maine Digital Projects
Quotes
Accompanying materials for We Exist Series 5: Stories of Education and Employment in Maine.
Anthology On Racism, The Black Experience, And Privilege, Marshall University Society Of Black Scholars, Marshall University Office Of Intercultural Affairs
Anthology On Racism, The Black Experience, And Privilege, Marshall University Society Of Black Scholars, Marshall University Office Of Intercultural Affairs
Marshall Books
RACISM IN YOUR LIFE
The depth, impact, and experience of “racism” in our personal lives is a story that we do not often tell. These are predominantly private matters, only occasionally shared and with only certain people in our lives. Unfortunately, many people in our world are unaware of its full existence and do not know the truth about the experiences of racism in our daily lives. Without knowledge of these truths, society, including university leadership, cannot make adequate advancements to address these demoralizing experiences of people of color. In this anthology, writings on this subject will bring clarity, truth, …
The Reconstruction Era: As Taught In United States History, Tahj Frazier
The Reconstruction Era: As Taught In United States History, Tahj Frazier
History - Master of Arts in Teaching
I. Synthesis Essay………………………………..8
II. Primary Documents and Headnotes………..39
III. Textbook Critique……………………………..50
IV. New Textbook Entry………………………….57
V. Bibliography………………………………….....77
Copper Sun, Countee Cullen
Copper Sun, Countee Cullen
Zea E-Books Collection
Poet, playwright, novelist, graduate of DeWitt Clinton High, New York University, and Harvard University, Countee Cullen (1903–1946) emerged as a leading literary figure of the Harlem Renaissance. Copper Sun, his second book of poetry, explores the emotional consequences of being black, Christian, bisexual, and a poet in Jazz Age America—such as in the following “Confession”:
If for a day joy masters me,
Think not my wounds are healed;
Far deeper than the scars you see,
I keep the roots concealed.
They shall bear blossoms with the fall;
I have their word for this,
Who tend my roots with rains of …
Caroling Dusk: An Anthology Of Verse By Negro Poets, Countee Cullen , Editor
Caroling Dusk: An Anthology Of Verse By Negro Poets, Countee Cullen , Editor
Zea E-Books Collection
CONTENTS:
FOREWORD
PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR • Ere Sleep Comes Down to Soothe the Weary Eyes • Death Song • Life • After the Quarrel • Ships that Pass in the Night • We Wear the Mask • Sympathy • The Debt
JOSEPH S. COTTER, SR • The Tragedy of Pete • The Way-side Well
JAMES WELDON JOHNSON • From the German of Uhland • The Glory of the Day Was in Her Face • The Creation • The White Witch • My City
WILLIAM EDWARD BURGHARDT Du BOIS • A Litany of Atlanta
WILLIAM STANLEY BRAITHWAITE • Scintilla • Rye …
We4: Leisure Quotes, Lance Gibbs Phd
We4: Leisure Quotes, Lance Gibbs Phd
We Exist Series 4: Quotes
Welcome to the fourth exhibit in the series of “We Exist”. In this section we have selected quotes that represent and explain how Maine’s Black residents’ create the processes behind their engagement in particular leisure activities. The quotes also highlight the particular types of leisure activities that Maine’s Black residents suggest that they are involved in. The quotes are taken from transcripts of the oral history project "'Home Is Where I Make It': African American Community and Activism in Greater Portland, Maine”. The interview subjects are all native to Maine or are longtime residents of Maine. The original intent of …
Sandra Clements, Kelli Johnson
Sandra Clements, Kelli Johnson
Oral Histories – NPS AACR Civil Rights In Appalachia Grant
Kelli Johnson conducting an oral history interview with Sandra Clements.
This oral history is part of the National Park Service African American Civil Rights History and Appalachia Grant Program.
Anna Belle King, Kelli Johnson
Anna Belle King, Kelli Johnson
Oral Histories – NPS AACR Civil Rights In Appalachia Grant
Kelli Johnson conducting an oral history interview with Anna Belle King.
This oral history is part of the National Park Service African American Civil Rights History and Appalachia Grant Program.
An Appeal In Favor Of That Class Of Americans Called Africans, Lydia Maria Child, Paul Royster (Editor)
An Appeal In Favor Of That Class Of Americans Called Africans, Lydia Maria Child, Paul Royster (Editor)
Zea E-Books in American Studies
The roots of white supremacy lie in the institution of negro slavery. From the 15th through the 19th century, white Europeans trafficked in abducted and enslaved Africans and justified the practice with excuses that seemed somehow to reconcile the injustice with their professed Christianity. The United States was neither the first nor the last nation to abolish slavery, but its proclaimed principles of freedom and equality were made ironic by the nation’s reluctance to extend recognition to all Americans.
“Americans” is what Mrs. Child calls those fellow countrymen of African ancestry in 1833; citizenship and equality were what she advocated …
The Heroic Slave, Frederick Douglass
The Heroic Slave, Frederick Douglass
Zea E-Books in American Studies
Frederick Douglass based this story on the real-life heroism of Madison Washington, who led the largest successful slave revolt in U.S. history in 1841. His story is told through the eyes and words of two white men. First, Mr. Listwell from Ohio sees Madison enslaved in Virginia, then a fugitive in Ohio, and finally a recaptured returnee bound from Richmond to the slave markets of New Orleans. Lastly, Tom Grant, the mate on the slave transport Creole, describes the ship’s takeover by its human cargo and its passage to the British Bahamas, where 128 men and women stepped out of …
Shirley Ann Williams And Joseph L. Williams Jr. -- Part 2, Kelli Johnson
Shirley Ann Williams And Joseph L. Williams Jr. -- Part 2, Kelli Johnson
Oral Histories – NPS AACR Civil Rights In Appalachia Grant
Part 2 of Kelli Johnson's oral history interview with Shirley Ann and Joseph L. Williams Jr..
This oral history is part of the National Park Service African American Civil Rights History and Appalachia Grant Program.
Shirley Ann Williams And Joseph L. Williams Jr. -- Part 1, Kelli Johnson
Shirley Ann Williams And Joseph L. Williams Jr. -- Part 1, Kelli Johnson
Oral Histories – NPS AACR Civil Rights In Appalachia Grant
Part 1 of Kelli Johnson's oral history interview with Shirley Ann and Joseph L. Williams Jr..
This oral history is part of the National Park Service African American Civil Rights History and Appalachia Grant Program.
William "Bill" Austin Smith Sr., Kelli Johnson
William "Bill" Austin Smith Sr., Kelli Johnson
Oral Histories – NPS AACR Civil Rights In Appalachia Grant
Kelli Johnson conducting an oral history interview with Bill Smith.
This oral history is part of the National Park Service African American Civil Rights History and Appalachia Grant Program.
Arthur "Billy" Leonard Pegram Jr., Kelli Johnson
Arthur "Billy" Leonard Pegram Jr., Kelli Johnson
Oral Histories – NPS AACR Civil Rights In Appalachia Grant
Kelli Johnson conducting an oral history interview with Billy Pegram.
Mr. Pegram is know as Billy Pegram.
This oral history is part of the National Park Service African American Civil Rights History and Appalachia Grant Program.
Marcia Lynn Hoard Williams, Kelli Johnson
Marcia Lynn Hoard Williams, Kelli Johnson
Oral Histories – NPS AACR Civil Rights In Appalachia Grant
Kelli Johnson conducting an oral history interview with Marcia Williams.
This oral history is part of the National Park Service African American Civil Rights History and Appalachia Grant Program.
We Exist Series 1: Family - Quotes, Lance Gibbs Phd
We Exist Series 1: Family - Quotes, Lance Gibbs Phd
Series 1: Family - Quotes
In this section, we have selected quotes that represent how Black residents in Maine view their family life. The quotes are taken from transcripts of the oral history project “Home Is Where I Make It”: African American Community and Activism in Greater Portland, Maine.” The interview subjects are all native to Maine or are longtime residents of Maine. The original intent of the “Home Is Where I Make It” project was to highlight Black residents’ history and struggle for community in southern Maine in both their formal organizational memberships and day-to-day activities. The interviews, however, unearthed a wealth …
Civil Rights And The Black Experience During The New Deal Era: Limitations And Possibilities 1932–1948, Garth Sutherland
Civil Rights And The Black Experience During The New Deal Era: Limitations And Possibilities 1932–1948, Garth Sutherland
History - Master of Arts in Teaching
I. Synthesis Essay………………………………3
II. Primary Documents and Headnotes……….27
III. Textbook Critique……………………………39
IV. New Textbook Entry…………………………47
V. Bibliography…………………………………..53
For The People: The Historiography Of The Black Panther Party And Black Community Politics And Activism, Josh Perez
For The People: The Historiography Of The Black Panther Party And Black Community Politics And Activism, Josh Perez
History - Master of Arts in Teaching
I.Synthesis Essay………………………………..3
II.Primary Documents and Headnotes………..26
III.Textbook Critique…………………………….36
IV.New Textbook Entry………………………….41
V.Bibliography…………………………………...49
Turner, Ruby: A Living Legacy, Ruby Mckie Turner
Turner, Ruby: A Living Legacy, Ruby Mckie Turner
Oral Histories
[Turner has] chosen not to write an oral history of African Americans but, rather, one of Colored Americans through images. These images are those who were among the first freeborn generation of the Civil War, thereby placing them in the historical period of the country changing its course to admit freed former slaves.
Performance: All Our Names Were Freedom, Jessica Wilkerson, Kevin Cozart
Performance: All Our Names Were Freedom, Jessica Wilkerson, Kevin Cozart
About the Project
Students in Jessica Wilkerson's class, SST 560 (Oral History of Southern Social Movements), participated in a staged reading of All Our Names Were Freedom: Agency, Resiliency, and Community in Yalobusha County, a multivocal and multilayered narrative inspired by listening to the interviews recorded that semester. The event at the Spring Hill M. B. Baptist Church was attended by approximately 70 community members, UM faculty and students, and six of the interviewees.
Recording Yalobusha's Black History: Phase I Begins, Dottie Chapman Reed
Recording Yalobusha's Black History: Phase I Begins, Dottie Chapman Reed
About the Project
In this article from North Mississippi Herald, October 17, 2019, Reed describes meeting the graduate students in Jessica Wilkerson's class, SST 560 (Oral History of Southern Social Movements), at the University of Mississippi.
Outstanding Women Of Yalobusha County: The Project Continues, Colton Babbitt, Brittany Brown, Keon A. Burns, Cecelia Parks, Michelle Bright, Rhondalyn K. Peairs
Outstanding Women Of Yalobusha County: The Project Continues, Colton Babbitt, Brittany Brown, Keon A. Burns, Cecelia Parks, Michelle Bright, Rhondalyn K. Peairs
About the Project
Statements from the graduate students in Jessica Wilkerson's class, SST 560 (Oral History of Southern Social Movements), preparing to collect the "untold stories" appeared in the North Mississippi Herald on October 17, 2019.
Fieldwork In Yalobusha County, Jessica Wilkerson
Fieldwork In Yalobusha County, Jessica Wilkerson
About the Project
A summary of the daytrip to Yalobusha County taken by graduate students in Jessica Wilkerson's class, SST 560 (Oral History of Southern Social Movements). After church services in both Water Valley and Coffeeville, the students made first connections with their interviewees.
Oral History Project: Black Families Of Yalobusha County, Jessica Wilkerson
Oral History Project: Black Families Of Yalobusha County, Jessica Wilkerson
About the Project
Document presented to persons interested in participating in the oral history project. Sections included: who we are, what is oral history?, what happens during an interview?, and contact information.
Preserving Our History To Help Us Understand The Past And Present: Launching Phase Ii, Outstanding Black Women Of Yalobusha County; From The Ole Miss Classroom To The Yalobusha Community, Dottie Chapman Reed, Jessica Wilkerson
Preserving Our History To Help Us Understand The Past And Present: Launching Phase Ii, Outstanding Black Women Of Yalobusha County; From The Ole Miss Classroom To The Yalobusha Community, Dottie Chapman Reed, Jessica Wilkerson
About the Project
Articles from North Mississippi Herald, August 22, 2019, describe the benefit of, and plans for, and oral history project to capture the stories of Black families in Yalobusha County.
Business And Social Life In The Old Eighth Ward - With Biography Of Colonel W. Strothers, Drew Hermeling, Digital Harrisburg
Business And Social Life In The Old Eighth Ward - With Biography Of Colonel W. Strothers, Drew Hermeling, Digital Harrisburg
Look Up, Look Out
Despite its reputation as a lower-income and vice-ridden region, the Old Eighth Ward was a thriving place for businesses, both large and small. In fact, much of the neighborhood’s reputation for unhealthiness was a result of the prominent industries that called the ward home. One such factory was W. O. Hickok Manufacturing Company, also referred to as the “Eagle Works,” the oldest and most prominent industrial plant in the Old Eighth Ward and one of the first manufacturing plants to use electricity for light and power. Additionally, Eagle Works’ founder, Orvil Hickok, served as a councilman for the borough …