Tag: civil rights

+ abortion, civil rights, dead kennedys, dobbs v jackson women's health organization, history, kids in the hall, roe v wade, scott thompson

The History Kept From Me

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The draft opinion for Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization dropped last week, and the opinion calls for the overturn of Roe v. Wade (1973). Countless people, more informed than I, have commented on this over the past week. However, I wanted to write down my own thoughts, at least my thought process, if not for anyone else than at least for myself and … Read More The History Kept From Me

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+ american history, civil rights, fannie lou hamer, history, march

Fannie Lou Hamer in “March”: Part I

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In a recent post, I wrote about a couple of individuals and events that I wish the March Trilogy spent some more time exploring. As I said in that post, I know that the trilogy could not cover everything and everyone involved in the Civil Rights Movement; however, as we move towards book three, we begin to see more of the movement outside of … Read More Fannie Lou Hamer in “March”: Part I

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+ a philip randolph, andrew aydin, civil rights, john lewis, march, nate powell, odell waller, pauli murray

Pauli Murray and the March on Washington

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Last post, I wrote about how as I reread March and Darkroom I started thinking about the gutter within these texts, the moments and individuals that the texts do not have the space or the scope to cover. I wrote about Lillian Smith’s connection to the movement, a connection that does not fit in with the narrative scope of either March or Darkroom, both … Read More Pauli Murray and the March on Washington

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+ andrew aydin, comics, graphic memoir, graphic novels, history, john lewis, lillian e smith, march, nate powell

History, Comics, and the Civil Rights Movement

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This semester, I am teaching two Civil Rights era memoirs: Lila Quintero Weaver’s Darkroom: A Memoir in Black and White and John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell’s March Trilogy. I thoroughly enjoy these texts, and I enjoy teaching them. However, as I reread them, I keep thinking about what the texts don’t cover. I understand that each of these works are focused on … Read More History, Comics, and the Civil Rights Movement

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+ civil rights, civil rights memorial, history, keri leigh merritt, lillian e smith

Reflections on Lil

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As the date approached to unveil the historical marker honoring the life, work, and legacy of Lillian E. Smith I kept stressing over how many people would attend the event. I didn’t think, at any point, about how I’d actually feel during the ceremony itself. However, when the ceremony began on that cloudless spring day, with the birds singing in the trees and the … Read More Reflections on Lil

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