African American History at Rhodes College

Looking Back on almost four centuries of residence in the Western World, African Americans could correctly visualize themselves, from the beginning, as an integral part of the struggle for freedom. -John Hope Franklin

Thursday, October 13, 2011

An Attempt to Change History

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In our class discussion on the Freedom Generation and forming of a post-slavery culture, the Family Leader group’s Pro-Traditional Marriage ...

Nihilism in Black America

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During my first week of high school in the Mississippi school system, I sat with my older sister for lunch in the cafeteria. As we were talk...

‘Not nearly black history; it’s history for Americans’ – Tony Horne

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During his lecture a few weeks ago, Tony Horne gave impeccable insight into not only African American theatre, but also into the ide...
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Nationalism & Integration

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The relationship – and sometimes the conflict – between nationalism and integration is one that I hadn’t really considered before this class...
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Retentions of African Religions and Conversions to Christianity

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In In Hope of Liberty , the issue of the conversion of slaves to Christianity is highlighted numerous times. According to Herskovits’ ideolo...

Hypocritical Freedom

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“the measure of a man’s estimate of your strength is the kind of weapons he feels that he must use in order to hold you fast in a pr...
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Why Was Racial Based Slavery So Successful?

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When looking back on American history, it is easy to call into question how an institution as unjust as slavery could exist in such a coun...
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