Good morning POU! This week's open threads will focus on African-Americans in the Old West. Nat Love, also known as Deadwood Dick (1854–1921), was an African American cowboy following the American Civil War. In 1907, Love wrote his autobiography, "Life and Adventures of Nat Love." In his autobiography, Nat Love explains that his father was a slave foreman in the … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread- African-Americans in the Old West
Saturday Open Thread: African-American Archaeologists
It's the weekend POU Family! I hope everyone has a great Saturday. Concluding this week's theme, today's post will highlight Whitney Battle-Baptiste. Whitney Battle-Baptiste is an American historical archaeologist of African and Cherokee descent. She is an Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and director of the W.E.B. … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African-American Archaeologists
Friday Open Thread: African-American Archaeologists
Hi POU Family! It's Friday, the last day of the workweek; beginning of the weekend. Today I am highlighting the background of Michael Blakely. Michael Blakey (born February 23, 1953) is an American anthropologist who specializes in physical anthropology and its connection to the history of African Americans. Since 2001, he has been … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: African-American Archaeologists
Thursday Open Thread: African-American Archaeologists
This week we are highlighting well-known African-American anthropologists and archaeologists. Theresa A. Singleton (born April 15, 1952) is an archaeologist and writer who focuses on the archaeology of African Americans, the African diaspora, and slavery in the United States. She is one of the foremost archaeologists taking a comparative … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: African-American Archaeologists
Wednesday Open Thread: African-American Archaeologists
Happy hump day POU Family! We are highlighting the work of various African-American archaeologists and anthropologists. William Montague Cobb (1904 - 1990) was a pioneering 20th-century physical anthropologist. As the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in anthropology, and the only one until after the Korean War, his main … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: African-American Archaeologists