Using the chokehold as a theoretical framework to analyze the gendered and sexualized vulnerabilities of Black males, I place historical records in conversation with the temporal moment, particularly the allegations of sexual violence committed against Black males at the University of Michigan. In doing so, I conducted a critical discourse…

Historically, Blacks make up a disproportionately high population of individuals from lower-socioeconomic families. As this study sought answers to the research questions, the central question was consistently used as a guiding tool, as all research questions extend from that question. This phenomenological study focused on discovering and…

Traces the efforts by Negroes, especially through the Pittsburgh "Courier," to gain integration in the Armed Forces, starting in 1938. (RB)

Discusses the history of the American antislavery movement in terms of college professors and students who contributed to the movement and to the Underground Railroad. The paper highlights Oberlin College (Ohio) as the institution with the most profound involvement in the abolition movement. (GR)

A historical tendency to exclude Blacks and other ethnic groups such as the Cajuns from the study of Southern history is changing, but some historians warn against distorting the past and its distinction between cultures. (MSE)

Summarizes recent theorists' explorations of "whiteness" and discusses what the author sees as the difficulties that can occur when scholars attempt to incorporate these analyses into classroom lectures and discussions. Offers tentative suggestions for alternative approaches that investigate whiteness while deconstructing race. (TB)

Because federal construction sites must now undergo archaeological analysis, an unprecedented number of discoveries are being made about African American history, pointing up the lack of cultural diversity in anthropologists. Efforts are being made to recruit minority students into the field and provide adequate support for their progress. (MSE)

Points to an ongoing interest in Black films on college campuses; discusses books about Black films and reviews the history of Black films. (GW)

This chronology details major steps in the history of African Americans in higher education. The time line begins with the 1763 birth of the first African American to study at Princeton and marks the establishment of historically black colleges and universities as highlights. Notable African American educators are listed. (SLD)

Discusses when it is permissible to use the word "nigger," noting the word's unique status and examining how to determine its potency in comparison to other racial epithets. Examines the history of the word's use and current uses by comedians, the media, and people of different races. Presents an example of the word's controversial use…

Through the narratives of North American slaves a vivid picture of their lives, struggles, hopes, and aspirations emerges. The slave narrative arose as a response to, and a refutation of, claims that blacks could not write. Slave writings were often direct extensions of speech. Through a process of imitation and repetition, the black slave's…

Although the Underground Railroad has been an integral part of U.S. history and folklore for well over 150 years, the recent past has seen an increased public interest in the identification of historic sites associated with the experiences of fugitive slaves. This booklet is part of a National Park Service initiative to design research methods…

Examines the pedagogy of African-American elocutionist Hallie Quinn Brown (1845-1949), professor of elocution at Wilberforce University from 1893 to 1923, as it addresses pedagogical issues still important today, such as how rhetorical instruction should address the needs of those who have a different linguistic heritage and culture. (TB)

This essay discusses the shift during the 1930s of black voters form the party of Lincoln to that of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. A select list of books and articles on blacks is also provided for secondary and college teachers who wish to treat this theme in the classroom. (Author/RM)

White founders and supporters of black colleges were often reluctant to entrust control of the institutions to blacks. This article reviews the history of white presidents of black colleges and profiles 22 of these historically black institutions and their first black presidents, the last of whom was appointed in 1971. (SLD)