Category: afric-american picture gallery

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+ afric-american picture gallery, african american literature, edwin everett, ethiop, frederick douglass, george washington, julius caesar, mount vernon, solomon northup, william j wilson

Illuminating the Truth in Ethiop’s “Afric-American Picture Gallery”

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Last post, I wrote about William J. Wilson’s motivation for writing the “Afric-American Picture Gallery (1859). Today, I want to expand on that conversation some and show how Wilson, under the pen-name Ethiop, challenges the master narratives of American history in much the same ways that David Walker, John Russwurm, Samuel Cornsih, Frederick Douglass, Solomon Northup, and others did during the early to mid-nineteenth … Read More Illuminating the Truth in Ethiop’s “Afric-American Picture Gallery”

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+ afric-american picture gallery, african american literature, american literature, early american literature, ethiop, freedom's journal, john ernest, john russwurm, just teach one, Rosa; or, American Genius and Education, samuel cornish, william j wilson

“Afric-American Picture Gallery” and Representation

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This semester, I added William J. Wilson’s “Afric-American Picture Gallery” (1859) to my Early American literature syllabus. Every semester, I add one or two texts I have never taught to my courses. Recently, I have headed over to the Just Teach One site for some ideas. That is where I came across Rosa and the “Afric-American Picture Gallery.” Today, I want to talk briefly about … Read More “Afric-American Picture Gallery” and Representation

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