Women’s History Month: An Interpretation of Feminism in Africa
For Women’s History Month we turn to the AASC to englighten us about Women in Africa.
Black History Month
Garrisonian Abolitionists
An excerpt from the AASC for black history month.
Black History Month
Anna Murray Douglass
The enigmatic first wife of Frederick Douglass, Anna Murray Douglass (1813 – 1822) has been misunderstood and misrepresented by historians as well as by her husband’s associates since he first rose to fame in 1842. Her early life, including her birth, family and parentage, remain thinly documented.
Black History Month
Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company
A look at the Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company.
Black History Month
Frederick Douglass and American History
OUP celebrates Black History Month by taking a closer look at the life of Frederick Douglass.
This Day in History: Rosa Parks, Mother of the Civil Rights Movement
A tribute to Rosa Parks.
Oxford American Studies Center Launch Party Photos
Photos from the AASC launch party.
Friday Roundup
Some free resources from OUP.
Negro Leagues: Jackie Robinson
A look at Jackie Robinson
Negro Leagues: Satchel Paige
Satchel Paige and the Negro Leagues.
Negro Leagues: Cool Papa Bell
The Oxford African American Studies Center looks at Cool Papa Bell.
Negro Leagues: An Introduction
An introduction to the Negro Leagues and the AASC.
Women in Literature: Gwendolyn Brooks
A profile of Gwendolyn Brooks.
Women and Literature:
In this article from Black Women in America, Second Edition, Jacquelyn Y. McLendon profiles the new generation of fiction writers.
Women and literature: the dual tradition of African American fiction
The prevailing wisdom of most African Americanists, is that due to the distinctive history and acculturation of Africans in the British colonies in North America, African-American literature is most meaningfully assessed in the context of multiple geographical, oral, and literary heritages.
Origins of hip hop: “If I stop, I’ll die.”
Today we’ll look at the spoken word roots of hip hop by examining the life and career of one of the greatest stand-up comedians of all time; Richard Pryor. Here is the entry on Richard Pryor from upcoming eight-volume ‘African American National Biography’.