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+ african american literature, american literature, Église St.-Germain-des-Prés, history, james baldwin, paris

Communing with James Baldwin in Paris

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I visited Paris for the first time back in the spring of 2019. During that trip, I only had, basically, a day and a half to wander around the city. I went to the Auguste Rodin museum, the Musée d’Orsay, and Cimetière du Montparnasse. As well, I walked to various sites where I knew that expatriate writers such as James Baldwin and Richard Wright … Read More Communing with James Baldwin in Paris

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I Don’t Hate the South: I Just Want a Better South

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During my undergraduate career, even though I was not what you would call an exemplary student, I sat amazed at professors, specifically English professors, who would rattle off titles, authors, and quotes at will, linking them together like a tapestry above my head. I never thought I would be able to do that, but as the years have progressed and I have spent, at … Read More I Don’t Hate the South: I Just Want a Better South

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“You, the white people, invented race”: Now Ask Yourself Why!

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When most people think about racism and oppression they think about the oppressed. They think about individuals who live under the heel of the oppressor. They think about the atrocities that the oppressor commits. They think about the acts of resistance against the oppressor. They do this and then they label it “the Negro problem” or “the Jewish question,” placing the onus of the … Read More “You, the white people, invented race”: Now Ask Yourself Why!

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+ african american art, african american literature, american history, france, history, james baldwin

Communing With James Baldwin in France

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Over the past two posts, I’ve been sharing my journal entries from the study travel trip I led to France a couple of weeks ago. Today, I want to finish up this series by sharing a short post from the beach overlooking the Mediterranean in Nice and a post about my journey to St. Paul de Vence to walk through the village that James … Read More Communing With James Baldwin in France

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+ african american literature, eddie glaude, france, history, james baldwin, marseille

Marseille and Humanity

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Last post, I shared the first journal entry for my “Black Expatriate Writers in France” class. Today, I’m going to share the second and third entries from May 12, 2023 and May 16, 2023. I wrote the first entry after we moved from Avignon to Marseille and the second on the train from Marseille to Nice. If you would like more information about Marseille and some … Read More Marseille and Humanity

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