Search Results for: civil rights movement

Behind and Beyond Biography: Writing Black Women’s Lives and Thoughts

May 31, 2022May 30, 2022 Ashley D. Farmer and Tanisha Ford #BlackWomenBio, black intellectual history, Black women, Gender

“I think of invention as a gift to the reader,” writer and professor Bridgett Davis said. The moment you put

Read more

Black History, Film, and Community: A CBFS Interview

May 23, 2022May 22, 2022 Erik Wallenberg art, black lives matter, black nationalism

Conversations in Black Freedom Studies (CBFS) is a monthly discussion series held at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Curated

Read more

Betting on Black: Gambling and Gaming in the ‘Mississippi of the West’

May 4, 2022May 5, 2022 Kendra Gage, Javon Johnson, and Tyler D. Parry #AAIHSRoundtable, #BlackLasVegas, Jim Crow

      In the famous 1954 Ebony article “Negroes can’t win in Las Vegas,” James Goodrich dubbed Sin City

Read more

How Josephine Baker Challenged Las Vegas Racism

May 3, 2022May 4, 2022 Claytee White #AAIHSRoundtable, #BlackLasVegas, Black women

By the mid-twentieth century, Las Vegas’ reputation as the “Mississippi of the West” was well-earned. As Black Americans from the

Read more

Slavery, Capitalism, and Empire: A CBFS Interview

April 6, 2022April 5, 2022 Erik Wallenberg black lives matter, capitalism, CBFS, empire, Puerto Rico, slavery, South Carolina, World War II

Conversations in Black Freedom Studies (CBFS) is a monthly discussion series held at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Curated

Read more