Good morning and Happy Friday! Continuing on with our theme this week, I will highlight historian Delilah Jackson. Delilah Jackson (circa 1929 - January 12, 2013) was a cultural historian who specialized in collecting the history of black entertainers in Harlem. Jackson grew up close to the Apollo Theater in Harlem. She attended school at P.S. 157. … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Scholars of African-American History
Scholars of African-American History
Wednesday Open Thread: Scholars of African-American History
Good morning, POU! It's Wednesday, hump day! Today I am highlighting the works of Dayo Gore. … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Scholars of African-American History
Tuesday Open Thread: Scholars of African-American History
Good morning, POU family! Continuing on with the thread theme, today's historian is Nathan Irvin Huggins. Nathan Irvin Huggins (January 14, 1927–December 5, 1989) was a distinguished American historian, author, and educator. As a leading scholar in African American studies, he was W. E. B. Du Bois Professor of History and of Afro-American Studies at Harvard University and … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Scholars of African-American History
Monday Open Thread: Scholars of African-American History
Happy Monday, POU family! I hope everyone had a lovely Easter and a safe weekend. This week's morning threads will highlight the works and lives of African-American historians. Nell Irvin Painter (born Nell Elizabeth Irvin; August 2, 1942) is an American historian notable for her works on the southern history of the nineteenth century. She is retired from Princeton … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Scholars of African-American History