HAPPY FRIDAY P.O.U.! We continue our series on Caribbean and African-American Ghost Stories... SPIRITS & WITCHES (Coastal Georgia) The following are several stories collected by the Federal Writers' Project in Georgia in the 1930s: Cuffy Wilson, sitting in the clean-swept yard which surrounded his whitewashed house, told us about the much discussed … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Caribbean & African-American Ghost Stories
The New Deal
Monday Open Thread: Caribbean & African-American Ghost Stories
GOOD MONDAY MORNING P.O.U.! (Originally published 10/21/2013) To get us into the spirit (no pun intended) of Halloween, this week's series will be devoted to Caribbean and African-American ghost stories. MAGNOLIA CEMETERY: GHOST ROMANCE AT NIGHT IN CHAPEL (Charleston, S.C.) … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Caribbean & African-American Ghost Stories
Wednesday Morning Thread: Black and Red – The History of African-Americans and Communism
We continue our look at the history of African Americans in the Communist Party. During the period from 1928-1935, The Communist Party of the USA made a point of campaigning against racial segregation. The CPUSA organized among African Americans in the North on local issues; it was, for example, either the first or one of the most active organizations in campaigning against … [Read more...] about Wednesday Morning Thread: Black and Red – The History of African-Americans and Communism
Friday Open Thread: Caribbean & African-American Ghost Stories
HAPPY FRIDAY P.O.U.! We continue our series on Caribbean and African-American Ghost Stories... SPIRITS & WITCHES (Coastal Georgia) The following are several stories collected by the Federal Writers' Project in Georgia in the 1930s: Cuffy Wilson, sitting in the clean-swept yard which surrounded his whitewashed house, told us about the much discussed … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Caribbean & African-American Ghost Stories
Monday Open Thread: Caribbean & African-American Ghost Stories
GOOD MONDAY MORNING P.O.U.! To get us into the spirit (no pun intended) of Halloween, this week's series will be devoted to Caribbean and African-American ghost stories. MAGNOLIA CEMETERY: GHOST ROMANCE AT NIGHT IN CHAPEL (Charleston, S.C.) … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Caribbean & African-American Ghost Stories