Category: ethiop

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+ 1619 project, daniel webster, david walker, ethiop, sally hemmings, thomas jefferson, william apess, william j wilson, william wells brown

The “True” American History: Part II

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The White House Conference on American History, as I pointed out in my last post, continued the narrative that God divinely sanctioned America and its founding. This narrative presents the Founding Fathers as devoutly Christian and purposefully focused on making American a “Christian” nation; however, that is not necessarily the case, and even if its is, as Lillian Smith points out in “The White … Read More The “True” American History: Part II

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+ asanor, bergen, Norway, black panther, comics, EC Comics, ethiop, frank yerby, fulbright, Genaro Kỳ Lý Smith, kevin sacco, Kristen Imani Kasai, loving v. virginia, modernism, nate powell, norway, saga, syllabus, thomas mullen, warsaw, poland

What to Expect in 2019!

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Welcome back! As you know, I started Interminable Rambling way back in August 2015. That means that this year will mark the fourth anniversary of this site. I started this site over at Blogspot where I wrote 81 posts before migrating over to WordPress. Since that August 2015, both sites have received 99,269 views. This past year alone, the WordPress site received 40,854 views. … Read More What to Expect in 2019!

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+ american literature, ethiop, Ferdinand Freiligrath, john russwurm, philip freneau, poetry, slavery, william j wilson

Mediated Voices in Longfellow’s “Poems on Slavery”

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Last semester, I added selections from Philip Freneau and Henry Wadsworth Longefellow to my syllabus. We only read about 3-4 poems from each author and explored them in relation to the trope of the “Vanishing American,” defining American, and the issue of slavery. As I do with most classes, I assign questions to small groups of students, 2-3 typically, give them time to answer … Read More Mediated Voices in Longfellow’s “Poems on Slavery”

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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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