Articles with the “HISTORY.com Editors” byline have been written or edited by the HISTORY.com editors, including Amanda Onion, Missy Sullivan, Matt Mullen and Christian Zapata. Citation Information Article Title Black Women in Art and Literature Author History.com Editors Website Name HISTORY ...
The refrain,“I rise” is used throughout, gaining intensity as the poem progresses. Towards the end, the speaker proudly states that she is leaving behind her own history and the “nights of terror and fear”. She is headed into the light, bringing with her the “gifts that [her] ...
The article offers poetry criticism of the poem "Amistad" by Elizabeth Alexander. It explores how the poem illustrates the genre of the history poem to represent issues of language and translation, that are central to the freedom of the Africans. It also examines how the poem speaks from ...
As racial tensions escalate, campuses are seeing a surge in enrollment and a new brand of African-American activism.
“In An Opening in the Vertical World, Roger Greenwald offers us poems of a sustained interiority. Here, a highly intelligent, often lonely observer is attuned to the uncertainties of travel, sex, and history—not only to what he sees, but to what no one can see: the secret lovers who ...
Black History and Women Timeline 1860-1869 By Jone Johnson Lewis Mary Ann Shadd Cary. Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain October 9:Mary Ann Shadd Caryis born. She will become a noted journalist, teacher, and North American 19th-century Black activist. After the passage of the Fugitive Slave ...
Let your students' displays feature prominently in decorations for bulletin boards and wall space. Post pictures of famous black men and women, colored by elementary-age children and pictures of famous landmarks from history drawn by older children, such as the George Washington Carver National Mo...
Black Women Who Changed the World Write about a Black woman who created change in history, like Madam C.J. Walker or Michelle Obama. How did she influence the world? Exploring Black Culture and Heritage Exploring this rich tapestry of culture and heritage offers a deeper understanding of the ...
‘History had me glued to the seat. Harriet Tubman’s hands were pushing down on one shoulder and Sojourner Truth’s hand were pushing down on the other shoulder. I wasparalysedbetween these two women, I couldn’t move.’ The white students on the bus turned on Claudette. Shouting, orderi...
In the website about its history, theUS House of Representativesincludes“Black Americans in Congress”which features profiles of the congressmen and women along with 7-12th grade lessons plans following these members’ participation in the House from 1870 forward. Civil Rights history is provided ...