Good morning POU! Ready for the weekend?! Today's thread will highlight Rebecca G. Howard. Rebecca G. Howard (born 1829, died July 1881) was a prominent black businesswoman in the early years of the Pacific Northwest. Rebecca Groundage Howard is reported to have been born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1829. A number of accounts indicate that Howard was … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread- African-Americans in the Old West
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Thursday Open Thread- African-Americans in the Old West
It's Thursday POU! It's almost the weekend. Continuing on with our theme, two African-Americans and their lives in the Old West will be highlighted tody. America Waldo Bogle (1844–1903) was a pioneer in the Pacific Northwest. She and her husband, Richard Arthur Bogle, were among the first black settlers in Walla, Walla, Washington. America Waldo was born … [Read more...] about Thursday 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