African American Literature I by https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6 Made with a curious mind en-us 2021-08-18 17:37:56 UTC 2026-01-24 19:08:18 UTC hello@padlet.com jcm05 https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1696371978 2021-08-25 16:18:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1696371978 jcm05 https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1696373983 2021-08-25 16:19:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1696373983 jcm05 https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1696378244 Speaking on the gross caricatures of Black people, I found out recently that the most famous caricature is Aunt Jemima. The Aunt Jemima pancake mix and syrup bottles both have a picture of a Black woman dressed in minstrel attire, satisfying the 'mammy' stereotype that was created to disrespect the Black Woman. Quaker Oats announced back in 2020 that they are fully aware of the negative racial stereotype that Aunt Jemima has portrayed for years, and they decided to change the breakfast brand name and logo to Pearl Milling Company. By the end of 2020, Aunt Jemima's name and face was fully replaced. Even though this was the righteous thing to do on behalf of the company, the years of public embarrassment of Black women cannot be undone. (Here is the full article for read. Also in the article are some vintage images of the character.  
https://www.today.com/food/aunt-jemima-remove-image-packaging-rename-brand-t184441]]> 2021-08-25 16:21:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1696378244 jcm05 https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1696382401 2021-08-25 16:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1696382401 jcm05 https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1696406228 It is surprising that the African American History courses that I have had never discuss this movement! Basically the foundation for every African American organizations we have today. ]]> 2021-08-25 16:35:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1696406228 jasmineboskent https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1696842932 Hi Jasmine,
I was introduced to Amiri Baraka and this wonderful poem in my African-American Humanities class. Baraka was a very important person to the Black Arts Movement in the 1960s. I consider the Black Arts Movement to be a pivotal point in Black History because some amazing art has come out of this time period. The BAM inspired a lot of Black people to make art and write. A lot of our own traditions and culture as Black Americans came to life during this time period. We owe a lot to the Black Arts Movement! ]]> 2021-08-25 21:12:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1696842932 laceymagee https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1697221217 In this video, a group of black kids recites one of LeRoi Jones aka Amiri Baraka's poems. Let's just say that they did amazing.]]> 2021-08-26 01:20:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1697221217 w.e.b. dubois jcm05 https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1698797425 2021-08-26 16:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1698797425 jcm05 https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1698799014 2021-08-26 16:13:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1698799014 Food 4 Thought ryanharrell https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1699133671 Many of our class discussions have led me back to this lecture by the great Dr. John Henrik Clarke, who devoted his life to studies and accurate preservation of African studies. Here he explains how the introduction of alien ideals and mindsets into Africa was never meant with good intention. ]]> 2021-08-26 19:21:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1699133671 Black American History laceymagee https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1699394107 In our class discussion Wednesday, rebellions that happened in some southern states were mentioned. So today while watching Crash Course videos, I came across this.]]> 2021-08-26 23:21:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1699394107 ryanharrell https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1737245241 2021-09-13 19:46:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1737245241 https://nonprofitquarterly.org/leading-while-black-a-story-of-double-consciousness-decolonization-healing/ jasmineboskent https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1737263564 Though it is lengthy I thought it was a interesting. Our discussion of double consciousness made me wonder. How can a black leader establish themselves political in white American and the black community? Is there a way for them to be in both worlds? ]]> 2021-09-13 19:55:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1737263564 The History African American Hair laceymagee https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1749561979 In today's meeting the hot comb was mentioned, and that reminded me of a video I watched for one of the African American Studies classes I took. The video is kind of long, but in it you would learn how Africans, now African Americans, combed their hair before slavery and during slavery.]]> 2021-09-17 20:13:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1749561979 The Start of Easily Combing out African American Hair laceymagee https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1749584456 The hot comb, something that most African Americans use to help straighten out thier hair. But not many people though that a Black woman came up with the idea of a hot comb and was the first to use it in someone's hair. An invention that is still used today was invented by the woman in the picture.]]> 2021-09-17 20:30:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1749584456 https://youtu.be/HqiWFLsgVi4 jasmineboskent https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1755576355 https://youtu.be/sv42AUNgPZY
I think these pretty much sum up the class discussion we had today. ]]> 2021-09-20 23:12:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1755576355 Drapetomania jameicka504 https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1758172438 In class, we have mentioned several times about how slaves used to rely on music and spirituality to tie themselves to the hope of  being freed people. In "Up from Slavery", Booker T. Washington mentioned the eerie silence that haunted the slave quarters once the mention of freedom was learned by the slaves. He even talks about how some slaves went back to the plantation after slavery. In modern times, we find it crazy that people would chose to work for their masters instead of choosing freedom. Have you ever considered that the slaves were conditioned to love their masters and never leave the plantation? Upon researching, I found that a doctor by the name of Samuel A. Cartwright came up with a name for slaves who desired freedom from their masters or the plantation. Drapetomania is the 'illness' that this doctor came up with and diagnosed slaved with that had the spirit of rebellion or free will. The work of this doctor was published in the New Orleans Medical and Surgical Journal in 1851. Here is en excerpt from his paper titled "Report on the Diseases and Physical Peculiarities of the Negro Race":

"Drapetomania is from draptise. A runaway slave is mania mad or crazy. It is unknown to our medical authorities, although its diagnostic symptoms be absconding from service, is well known to our planters and overseers. In noticing a disease that, therefore, is hitherto classed among the long list of maladies that man is subject to, it was necessary to have a new term to express it. The cause in most cases that induces the Negro to run away from service is as much a disease of the mind as any other species of mental alienation, and much more curable as a general rule. With the advantages of proper medical advice strictly followed, this troublesome practice that many Negroes have of running away can be almost entirely prevented, although the slaves are located on the borders of a free state within a stone's throw of abolitionists."

I thought the concept of this 'illness' was interesting. Here is an article that can explain the concept way better than I can: https://www.ferris.edu/HTMLS/news/jimcrow/question/2005/november.htm

Also, if you have time, follow the link in the article concerning medical racism. I think some of the issues are concerning even today. ]]> 2021-09-21 18:57:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1758172438 R.I.P. to Melvin Van Peebles ryanharrell https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1762726083 Melvin Van Peebles was a filmmaker, actor, writer and composer. Best known for his work in film of the 70s. One of his films, Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song, is credited with the creation of Blaxploitation film. These films became a topic of great debate amongst the film community and the black community for their portrayal of black individuals and the stereotypes that were found in literature about black people at the time. Although this is literature beyond our semester’s range, the status of race relations in America was in great turmoil as it was in some of our readings. ]]> 2021-09-23 11:46:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1762726083 First Padlet Post krishonwilliams https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1766371173 So far I have went through and read some of the posts, forums, and heard some of the videos. I'm glad to have joined, I just have to get acclimated with this. Great posts guys!]]> 2021-09-24 18:31:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1766371173 This is completely insane!! jasmineboskent https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1766399475 https://www.instagram.com/tv/CULUIX1qJ04/?utm_medium=copy_link


]]> 2021-09-24 18:48:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1766399475 https://youtu.be/fygjGXnaV9w jasmineboskent https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1771869423 I thought this was interesting and some more information on Ida B. Wells. ]]> 2021-09-27 17:03:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1771869423 “Strange Fruit” by Billie Holiday ryanharrell https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1776644019 “Strange Fruit” was an anti-lynching song recorded by Billie Holiday. The song lyrics compare the wrongful hanging of African Americans to fruit hanging from a tree. The song echoes many of the same sentiments as Ida B. Wells’ “The Red Report”. The gruesome horror of lynching black people in America can be observed through the lyrics of this song:
Southern trees bear a strange fruit
Blood on the leaves and blood at the root
Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze
Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees

The makings of a disgusting, yet true reality. This is America. This is our home. Built on the backs of our ancestors. Yet for all these years, we still feel unheard.
]]> 2021-09-29 02:52:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1776644019 jcm05 https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1778881363 2021-09-29 17:33:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1778881363 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115720129/victor-l-estopinal jcm05 https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1778882327 2021-09-29 17:33:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1778882327 Ida B. Wells Reading krishonwilliams https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1779331301 Todays class has put a lot of mixed thoughts and emotions on my mind. It was cool to delve a bit deeper, also to explore a females perspective on how black folk were mistreated and misrepresented. Enjoyed the discussion, interested in reading and contrasting between these writers as we carry on the discussion. ]]> 2021-09-29 20:47:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1779331301 The rarely-told story of how civil rights icon W.E.B. Du Bois became a Ghanaian at age 93 williamw8675 https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1782569412 I thought this was a interesting read. ]]> 2021-09-30 21:26:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1782569412 I love a spoken word session but this one takes the cake! jasmineboskent https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1789571967
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CUldjMngrKb/?utm_medium=copy_link]]> 2021-10-04 13:22:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1789571967 laceymagee https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1790542117 A national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York and became famous for his oratory and incisive antislavery writings.]]> 2021-10-04 18:20:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1790542117 laceymagee https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1791403702 After reading Frederick Douglass' speech about whether African Americans should count July 4th as their independence day too; I remembered a holiday that only a small portion of people celebrate called Juneteenth. ]]> 2021-10-05 01:57:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1791403702 The Bible In Concerns of Slavery krishonwilliams https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1797640569 Its crazy to think that not only could you not have your mind/sanity, but your religion and beliefs were imposed upon. Being conflicted as to should I worship and be convicted or not worship and conform by default. The ideology behind white supremacy and racism. Weird, could you imagine being in that situation?]]> 2021-10-06 19:46:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1797640569 The 1811 German Coast uprising ryanharrell https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1799704189 Dr. Morrison spoke of a slave revolt that I remembered learning about in class on Wednesday.

In January of 1811, the largest slave revolt in the US South occurred across what is now the East bank of territories near New Orleans (Jefferson, St. Charles and St. John the Baptist Parishes). Of the 500 or so slaves, dozens were killed and beheaded. To make an example and mockery of these slaves, their heads were staked on poles. Many others were put to death. 

A memorial is available to visit at the Whitney Museum (formerly the Whitney Plantation) in Wallace, LA. (Less than an hour away from New Orleans, just outside of Edgar, LA). Situated on River Rd., this plantation was founded by the German Heidel (Haydel) family and was known for indigo and sugar. ]]> 2021-10-07 13:10:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1799704189 Nat Turner jameicka504 https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1800471110 In class we talked briefly about Nat Turner (I am a big fan of his work). Nat Turner was a slave who rallied 60 slaves together in rebellion. Turner led the nation's first ever open slave rebellion. His rebellion led to the killing of 60 white people (documented). In response, white people gathered and killed 200 black people in retaliation. Turner's rebellion was sort of a massacre. Turner was able to escape but he was found and hung along with 15 other rebel slaves. 
This is the interesting part to me:
After the hanging of Nat Turner's body, the whites then dismembered him and used his body for various things. It was said that his hair was cut and stuffed into things like chairs and sofas. His skin was stripped and used for purses and lamp shades. His bones were distributed as souvenirs. The grease of his flesh was used to make oils, butters, and soaps. 
Turner's rebellion was obviously a threat to the structures of America at that time, which is why they used Turner's body as an example to instill fear into the slaves. These souvenirs are still in circulation today, and they are passed down in Southern families. Here is a link that talks about it more in detail
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https://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-xpm-19980902-1998-09-02-9809020063-story.html ]]> 2021-10-07 16:58:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1800471110 New Orleans during Reconstruction jameicka504 https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1800547959 Several times in class Dr. Morrison has mentioned how the Reconstruction period is a very important point in time for African-Americans and that it should be expounded upon way more. Well, I definitely agree and upon some quick research, I learned that New Orleans was super lit during this period. It is said that out city had some of the fastest growth in the nation during this time. In the nineteenth century, a lot of Black people were able to prosper in New Orleans. Thomy Lafon, who was a man born into a free family, became a very successful business owner during this time and his business made him the richest Black person in the United States. 
Education wise, New Orleans made great progress with opening up institutions to educate our people. Several HBCU's were founded such as Leland University, Straight University, and New Orleans University. Leland closed in 1960, but then Straight and New Orleans university merged to create the school we all know today as Dillard University in 1934. In 1880, the stare proposed another HBCU, Southern University where it stayed until 1913. In 1914, Southern University moved to Baton Rouge. (So, the Original Southern University was founded HERE on our campus!). In 1956, the New Orleans campus of Southern was founded and became the school we all attend now, SUNO.

Here is a link to check out more of the cool things New Orleans has achieved during reconstruction. I would like if everyone added a comment to this thread so we could all learn and appreciate the African-American come up in our city during the Reconstruction period!

http://utno.la.aft.org/new-orleans-black-history/some-new-orleans-black-history-you-should-know]]> 2021-10-07 17:28:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1800547959 13 Incredible Facts About Frederick Douglass williamw8675 https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1804688373 Some interesting facts on Frederick Douglass ]]> 2021-10-09 23:50:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1804688373 The 1811 Slave Revolt jasmineboskent https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1820297689 I did not know about this revolt until my junior  year Of high school. Though it's not surprising, it shows how American education bypassed slavery as a part of American history.]]> 2021-10-15 19:14:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1820297689 An Excerpt From Fredrick Douglas krishonwilliams https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1820308925 In chapter two of The Narrative of The Life of Frederick Douglass the part that stuck out for me was where he wrote, "Mr. Severe was rightly named: he was a cruel man. I have seen him whip a woman, causing the blood to run half an hour at the time; and this, too, in the midst of her crying children, pleading for their motherʹs release. He seemed to take pleasure in manifesting his fiendish barbarity. Added to his cruelty, he was a profane swearer. It was enough to chill the blood and stiffen the hair of an ordinary man to hear him talk." Slave owners had a very harsh manner. Nothing loving, over the course of the chapters the master gets more violent. Owning over 1,000 slaves yet still needing and wanting that power factor. It just shows how sick, disgusting, and wicked their mindsets were. ]]> 2021-10-15 19:24:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1820308925 James Olney krishonwilliams https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1820331050 I Was Born is an interesting text to read in contrast to Ida B. Wells' text. Ida focuses on a more logistic approach while Frederick expresses in notions of first hand horror. ]]> 2021-10-15 19:41:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1820331050 Slave Rebellions laceymagee https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1820583746 After the video Jasmine posted on the 1811 rebellion, I saw this one under it and found it interesting.]]> 2021-10-16 01:08:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1820583746 How Britain Glossed Over Their Role In Slavery laceymagee https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1820591721 The video is long but it explains how Britain tries to cover up their part in slavery.]]> 2021-10-16 01:17:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1820591721 williamw8675 https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1822625419 2021-10-17 23:37:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1822625419 "I Was Born" krishonwilliams https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1823001622 Of every narrative/excerpt/passages we read this semester James Olney had one of the most interesting reads. I enjoyed the text, it really made me get a sense and feel for the text on a more mental level. I enjoy most reads but specifically had me thinking.]]> 2021-10-18 02:54:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1823001622 Solomon Northup Marker in NOLA ryanharrell https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1831396708 This is an image of Solomon Northup’s maker on Esplanade Ave. where he was held after his capture before being sold into slavery in the 1840s.]]> 2021-10-20 18:58:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1831396708 “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl” Reenactment jasmineboskent https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1834149514 Though it's only one of the chapters, I feel the acting was terrific and a glimpse of how Harriet Jacobs would express her story.]]> 2021-10-21 16:42:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1834149514 laceymagee https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1839629282 2021-10-24 17:30:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1839629282 Slavery and Bible laceymagee https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1842327366 The passages seen in this video is probably not in the new, updated bibles today, but this was a sad truth of how they justify slavery. By saying it was God's will for them to slaves and nothing more. This was also a scene from 12 Years a Slave.]]> 2021-10-25 16:36:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1842327366 The Movie laceymagee https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1842352333 https://youtu.be/NDYCPUXFemI
12 Years a Slave is one of the best movies you'll ever watch. Here's a scene from the movie with Benedict Cumberbatch.]]> 2021-10-25 16:43:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1842352333 Class Reading 10/27 krishonwilliams https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1849318270  "In this resemblance to my former happy state I passed about two months; and I now began to think I was to be adopted into the family, and was beginning to be reconciled to my situation, and to forget by degrees my misfortunes, when all at once the delusion vanished; for, without the least previous knowledge." In todays passage reading we discussed several parts from The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African. Written by Himself . I enjoyed the discussion because it was essentially a blast from the past showing even now we are experiencing different levels of successes'. ]]> 2021-10-27 19:46:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1849318270 Gustavus Vassa krishonwilliams https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1849321010 2021-10-27 19:47:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1849321010 laceymagee https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1862728388 I liked his poem Art vs. Trade and decided to find more their poems and read those too. I hope y'all like them as much as I did.]]> 2021-11-02 20:06:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1862728388 What impact did Phillis Wheatley have on the world? williamw8675 https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1873560150 "In addition to making an important contribution to American literature, Wheatley's literary and artistic talents helped show that African Americans were equally capable, creative, intelligent human beings who benefited from an education. In part, this helped the cause of the abolition movement"- Debra Michals]]> 2021-11-08 00:18:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1873560150 June Jordan in relation to Phillis Wheatley krishonwilliams https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1876279823 "To be worked day up to nightfall: to be three-fifths of a human being at best: to be this valuable/this hated thing among strangers who purchased your life and then cursed it unceasingly: to be a slave: to be a slave." Slaves whether marked or unaccounted for were only usable in that sense. ]]> 2021-11-08 20:25:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1876279823 The First Published African American Poet Background jasmineboskent https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1876291038 Though it is short it give a little insight at both only the life of Phillis Wheatley, but her contribution to Black literature in America. ]]> 2021-11-08 20:29:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1876291038 What made James Weldon Johnson so important to the Civil Rights Movement? williamw8675 https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1885326098 "In 1916, Johnson became field secretary for the NAACP, organizing mass demonstrations against Jim Crow Era laws, racism and violence. He also increased the NAACP's membership rolls in southern states, an action that would set the stage for the Civil Rights Movement decades later."- Femi Lewis]]> 2021-11-12 00:11:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1885326098 Some interesting facts about Sojourner Truth williamw8675 https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1888768982 2021-11-14 04:16:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1888768982 Ain't I a Woman laceymagee https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1891508957 2021-11-15 14:59:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1891508957 Sojourner Truth laceymagee https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1891605087 It's short but it mentions all the important parts of her life.]]> 2021-11-15 15:32:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1891605087 Advice From Madea laceymagee https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1891631986 This has nothing to do with what we're reading now, but I always thought this was good advice.]]> 2021-11-15 15:41:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1891631986 Oretha Castle Haley jameicka504 https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1902921520 Oretha Castle Haley was a major female leader in the Civil Rights Movement in New Orleans. She challenged segregated facilities and pushed for voter registration in New Orleans. Haley came from a working-class background, but she was able to enroll at Southern University at New Orleans and became the center of student activism. Here is a link that talks more about the SUNO alum! https://www.hnoc.org/virtual/voices-progress/oretha-castle-haley]]> 2021-11-19 20:50:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1902921520 “Ain’t I Women” Speech Live jasmineboskent https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1902932879 This was a great interpretation of the “Ain’t I'm a Woman” speech. The speaker embodies her as a character.]]> 2021-11-19 21:01:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1902932879 Willie Lynch Speech jameicka504 https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1902941422 The Willie Lynch Speech is a speech that was delivered by Lynch in 1712 on the bank of James River in Virginia. In his speech, Lynch proposes to pother slave owners that he has found the 'secret' to keeping slaves under control by setting them up against each other. This method, Lynch said, would keep Africans enslaved for at least 300 years. There has been debate about whether this letter is real or just a hoax since it appeared on the internet. Hoax or not, the contents of this letter is unbelievable and shows how slavery was an immoral institution held up with support from whites. I will provide an excerpt from the speech here:

“I have outlined a number of differences among the slaves; and I take these differences and make them bigger. I use fear, distrust and envy for control purposes. These methods have worked on my modest plantation in the West Indies and it will work throughout the South. Take this simple list of differences and think about them. On top of my list is “Age” but it’s only there because it starts with an “a”. The second is “color” or shade. There is intelligence, size, sex, sizes of plantation, status on plantation, attitude of owners, whether the slaves live in the valley, on a hill, East, West, North, South, have fine hair, coarse hair, or is tall or short. Now that you have a list of differences, I shall give you an outline of action, but before that, I shall assure you that distrust is stronger than trust and envy stronger than adulation, respect or admiration. The Black slave receiving this indoctrination shall carry on and will become self-refueling and self-generating for hundreds of years, maybe thousands. Don’t forget, you pitch the old Black male vs. the young Black male, and the young Black male against the old Black male. You must use the dark skin slaves vs. the light skin slaves, and the light skin slaves vs. the dark skin slaves. You must use the female vs. the male, and the male vs. the female. You must also have a white overseer who distrusts all Blacks. But it is necessary that your slaves trust and depend on us. They must love, respect and trust only us. Gentlemen, these kits are our keys to control. Use them. Have your wives and children use them. Never miss an opportunity. If used intensely for one year, the slaves themselves will remain perpetually distrustful. Thank you gentlemen.”


]]> 2021-11-19 21:09:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1902941422 Toni Morrison jameicka504 https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1905141411  “The ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange and mystify the familiar, is the test of their power.” 


]]> 2021-11-22 02:57:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1905141411 Phillis Wheatley krishonwilliams https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1906891572 I thought this video was informative. Shared it with my niece she felt is was enlightening. I 'm glad there are outlets for different age ranges to all comprehend.]]> 2021-11-22 19:40:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1906891572 Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906) ryanharrell https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1908449496 Paul Laurence Dunbar was a later 19th Century poet and writer. He was one of the first widely known black poets in America. He was born to parents who had been slaves prior to the Civil War. He learned to read and write in his childhood and was educated at Howard University. He began his writing career publishing poems in a local newspaper in Ohio. He published his first poetry book Oak and Ivy  in 1893 and another in 1896. Many of his contemporaries acknowledged his work and came to know him, such as Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington. ]]> 2021-11-23 13:52:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1908449496 laceymagee https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1914810437 Here's a video about Paul Laurence Dunbar]]> 2021-11-26 20:19:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1914810437 Charles Chestnutt Article jasmineboskent https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1920279679 I believe this article was insightful to Chestnutt’s experience as an African American writer who can pass as White. ]]> 2021-11-30 12:59:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1920279679 Alice Dunbar Nelson: Poet, Essayist and Activist williamw8675 https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1926181873 2021-12-02 22:20:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1926181873 Who's Your True Friends laceymagee https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1928101995 This video helped me through high school and now college. I hope it also helps whoever else watches it too.]]> 2021-12-03 20:18:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1928101995 A Glimpse Into The Past Through Music krishonwilliams https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1931805037 This song came out a few years ago. I think in the concept of lyrics they made a few relations to what it may feel like in the music industry for black men versus the contexts of musicians in the homes of slave owners. ]]> 2021-12-06 18:06:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1931805037 Drakeeeeeee krishonwilliams https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1931813238 This album was golden. A classic, but one line that stood out to me was when Drake said, "I'm the light skin Keith Sweat" I am a huge Drake fan and stan but I think if it were a dark skin rapper saying he was light skin that line would not have been taken so lightly.]]> 2021-12-06 18:09:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1931813238 Their Eyes Were Watching God krishonwilliams https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1931836450 I read this novel in high school, I really enjoyed it. The movie had some missing concepts but overall its a great film. I feel that Halle embodied the character and her notions very well.]]> 2021-12-06 18:19:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jcm05/ob1t01701ej2uik6/wish/1931836450