Welcome to the weekend POU! Today we take a look at Protest Pamphlets authored by African Americans and distributed during the 1800s in protest of slavery. Black protest influenced the rise of a more radical abolitionist movement after 1830, one which rejected gradualist tactics and strategies. Pamphleteering provided a key vehicle for northern black protest. While … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Little Known Black Media Publications of the 18th and 19th Centuries
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Monday Open Thread: Black Classical Music Composers
GOOD MORNING P.O.U.! This week we'll take a look at Black composers of classical music. IGNATIUS SANCHO … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Black Classical Music Composers
Wednesday Open Thread: Afro-Cuban Political Figures
HAPPY HUMP DAY, P.O.U.! Juan Gualberto Gómez (1854-1933) … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Afro-Cuban Political Figures
Tuesday Open Thread: Afro-Cuban Political Figures
GOOD MORNING, P.O.U.! We continue our series on Afro-Cuban MARIANA GRAJALES COELLO "Mother of Cuba" (1808-1893) … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Afro-Cuban Political Figures
Monday Open Thread: Afro-Cuban Political Figures
GOOD MONDAY MORNING, P.O.U.! This week, we'll take a look at a few notable Afro-Cuban political figures. ANTONIO MACEO GRAJALES (1845-1896) … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Afro-Cuban Political Figures