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Keri Leigh Merritt “History Marker Honoring Lillian Smith”

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Yesterday, the Lillian E. Smith Center unveiled a historical marker honoring Smith’s life. work, and legacy. I am still process this event and its impact because as the program commenced and went on, I found myself becoming overwhelmed with emotions, and I am still, right now, processing those thoughts. I plan to write about the ceremony in an upcoming post. Today, though, I want … Read More Keri Leigh Merritt “History Marker Honoring Lillian Smith”

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Conversation with Tim Smyth about “March”

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Over the course of this semester, I’ve posted conversations I’ve had with authors such as Kiku Hughes and Lila Quintero Weaver, along with scholars such as Michael Dando, Jennifer Morrison, and Eir-Anne Edgar for my Multicultural American Literature course. Today, I want to share the discussion I had with educator Tim Smyth about John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell’s March: Book Two. Tim … Read More Conversation with Tim Smyth about “March”

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Professional Development Opportunity “The Civil Rights Movement in Northeast Georgia”

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When I worked at the Ernest J. Gaines Center at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, one of the programs that I wanted to implement was an annual professional development opportunity for area educators, providing them a space to learn about Gaines’ work and the history and people that informed it, looking at how all of it shaped the community and region in which we lived … Read More Professional Development Opportunity “The Civil Rights Movement in Northeast Georgia”

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Conversation with Lila Quintero Weaver about “Darkroom”

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A couple of years ago, a student introduced me to Lila Quintero Weaver’s Darkroom: A Memoir in Black and White. I read it soon after, and I knew that I wanted to eventually teach it in one of my courses. This semester, in my Multicultural American Literature course, I taught Darkroom, and Weaver graciously spoke with me about her book. Today, I want to … Read More Conversation with Lila Quintero Weaver about “Darkroom”

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Learning History in Lila Quintero Weaver’s “Darkroom”

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One of the threads weaving its way through my Multicultural American Literature course this semester focuses on the importance of knowing our history, the good and the bad. This thread appears in Lila Quintero Weaver’s Darkroom: A Memoir in Black & White at the very beginning of the text and moves throughout. I’ve written some about this before, specifically when Weaver details the Know … Read More Learning History in Lila Quintero Weaver’s “Darkroom”

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