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How did Black Americans forge a cultural identity?
How did Black Americans forge a cultural identity?
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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Nov 8, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
UnTextbooked producer Sydne Clarke thinks that African American history is often oversimplified or overlooked. Often that history is taught as things that happened to African Americans. We don’t often hear about the ways in which African Americans fought for and took care of themselves.
Dr. Leslie Alexander studies Black resistance movements, particularly in America. In her research Dr. Alexander has discovered communities and people who were vital to Black activism, but are often forgotten in re-telling African American history.
On this episode of UnTextbooked, Sydne interviews Dr. Alexander about her book African or American? Black Identity and Political Activism in New York City, 1784-1861. They talk about the creation of Black-led organizations for mutual aid, and about how African heritage influenced Black activism then and now.
Book: African or American? Black Identity and Political Activism in New York City, 1784-1861
Guest: Dr. Leslie Alexander, associate professor of history and African American studies at Arizona State University
Producer: Sydne Clarke
Music: Silas Bohen and Coleman Hamilton
Editors: Bethany Denton and Jeff Emtman
Dr. Leslie Alexander studies Black resistance movements, particularly in America. In her research Dr. Alexander has discovered communities and people who were vital to Black activism, but are often forgotten in re-telling African American history.
On this episode of UnTextbooked, Sydne interviews Dr. Alexander about her book African or American? Black Identity and Political Activism in New York City, 1784-1861. They talk about the creation of Black-led organizations for mutual aid, and about how African heritage influenced Black activism then and now.
Book: African or American? Black Identity and Political Activism in New York City, 1784-1861
Guest: Dr. Leslie Alexander, associate professor of history and African American studies at Arizona State University
Producer: Sydne Clarke
Music: Silas Bohen and Coleman Hamilton
Editors: Bethany Denton and Jeff Emtman
Released:
Nov 8, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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