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
Tuesday Open Thread
Tuesday Open Thread: African-American Physicians
Good morning, POU! This week's open thread is highlighting African-American Physicians. Dorothy Celeste Boulding Ferebee (October 10, 1898–September 14, 1980) was an American obstetrician and civil rights activist. Ferebee was born to Benjamin Richard Boulding, a railroad superintendent, and Florence Boulding, a teacher in Norfolk, Virginia. When her mother became ill, … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: African-American Physicians
Tuesday Open Thread: African-American History of Oregon
Continuing with the weekly theme, today I am highlighting the accomplishments of DeNorval Unthank Jr. DeNorval Unthank Jr. (October 27, 1929 – November 2, 2000) was an American architect. In 1951 he was the first black man to earn an architecture degree from the University of Oregon (UO). Unthank worked on the courthouse in Lane County, Oregon; McKenzie … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: African-American History of Oregon
Tuesday Open Thread: African-American History of the Pacific Northwest
It's Tuesday and to continue on with the theme for this week, I am highlighting trailblazer, Susie Revels Cayton. Susie Revels Cayton (1870 – 1943) was a writer, editor, activist, and leader in the black community in Seattle at the start of the 20th century. Susie Sumner Revels was born to free parents in Mississippi in 1870, the same year her father, Hiram Revels, … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: African-American History of the Pacific Northwest
Tuesday Open Thread- African-Americans in the Old West
This week's open threads will highlight African-Americans and their lives during the Old West. Mary Fields (c. 1832–1914), also known as Stagecoach Mary and Black Mary, was the first African-American female star route mail carrier in the United States. She was not an employee of the United States Post Office; … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread- African-Americans in the Old West