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  • Johnny Otis, ‘Godfather of Rhythm and Blues,’ Dies at 90

    Johnny Otis, ‘Godfather of Rhythm and Blues,’ Dies at 90 New York Times 2012-01-19 Ihsan Taylor Johnny Otis, the musician, bandleader, songwriter, impresario, disc jockey and talent scout often called “the godfather of rhythm and blues,” died on Tuesday at his home in Altadena, Calif. He was 90. His death was confirmed by his manager,…

  • Science in the Service of the Far Right: Henry E. Garrett, the IAAEE, and the Liberty Lobby

    Science in the Service of the Far Right: Henry E. Garrett, the IAAEE, and the Liberty Lobby Journal of Social Issues Volume 54, Issue 1 (Spring 1998) pages 179–210 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.1998.tb01212.x Andrew S. Winston, Professor of Psychology University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada Henry E. Garrett (1894–1973) was the President of the American Psychological Association in…

  • Racial Differences and Witch Hunting

    Racial Differences and Witch Hunting Science Magazine Volume 135, Number 3507 (1962-03-16) pages 982-984 DOI: 10.1126/science.135.3507.982-a Henry E. Garrett In a recent issue of Science (1), Santiago Genovés of the University of Mexico discourses at some length concerning a paper of mine published in the Mankind Quarterly last year (2). Genovés objects to my criticism…

  • Indigeneity, Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy

    Indigeneity, Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy Global Dialogue Volume 12, Number 2 (Summer/Autumn 2010)—Race and Racisms ISSN 1986-2601 Andrea Smith, Associate Professor of Media and Cultural Studies University of California, Riverside Many scholars in Native studies have argued that the field has been co-opted by broader discourses, such as ethnic studies or post-colonial studies. Their contention…

  • Jean Toomer’s Washington and the Politics of Class: From “Blue Veins” to Seventh-Street Rebels

    Jean Toomer’s Washington and the Politics of Class: From “Blue Veins” to Seventh-Street Rebels Modern Fiction Studies Volume 42, Number 2 (Summber 1996) pages 289-321 Barbara Foley, Professor of English Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey Familiarity, in most people, indicates not a sentiment of comradeship, an emotion of brotherhood, but simply a lack of respect…

  • The Seminole Indians of Florida: Morphology and Serology

    The Seminole Indians of Florida: Morphology and Serology American Journal of Physical Anthropology Volume 32, Number 1 (January, 1970) pages 65-81 William S. Pollitzer University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Donald L. Rucknagel University of Michigan Richard E. Tashian University of Michigan Donald C. Shreffler University of Michigan Webster C. Leyshon National Institute of Dental…

  • The Free People of Color In Louisiana and St. Domingue: A Comparative Portrait of Two Three-Caste Slave Societies

    Recently historians of slavery in the Americas have been engaged in a heated debate over the widely differing racial patterns that emerged in the slave societies of this hemisphere. Despite their often bitter disagreements over the origins of these patterns, most agree that it was the treatment and position of the ex-slave in these societies…

  • The “Quadroon-Plaçage” Myth of Antebellum New Orleans: Anglo-American (Mis)interpretations of a French-Caribbean Phenomenon

    The “Quadroon-Plaçage” Myth of Antebellum New Orleans: Anglo-American (Mis)interpretations of a French-Caribbean Phenomenon Journal of Social History Published Online: 2011-11-13 DOI: 10.1093/jsh/shr059 Kenneth Aslakson, Assistant Professor of History Union College, Schenectady, New York Although Thomas Jefferson’s likely affair with his slave, Sally Hemmings, has sparked controversy since James Callender first made it public in 1802,…

  • Mulatto: Less than Human

    Mulatto: Less than Human Indian Country Today 2012-01-16 Julianne Jennings Arizona State University Race is not simply about the physical description of human variation. Since its origin in Western science in the eighteenth century, race has been used both to classify and rank human beings according to inferior and superior types. Although race as a…

  • Derek Jeter embodies MLK’s dream

    Derek Jeter embodies MLK’s dream ESPN New York 2012-01-16 Wallace Matthews Biracial Yankees captain a symbol of the America Martin Luther King once envisioned When the average person thinks of Derek Jeter, he or she is likely to think of the 3,000 hits, or the five World Series rings, or the highlight reel full of…