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Norbert Rillieux and a Revolution in Sugar Processing

2012-04-27

Norbert Rillieux and a Revolution in Sugar Processing American Chemical Society National Historic Chemical Landmarks: Norbert Rillieux and a Revolution in Sugar Processing 2002 Judah Ginsberg Portrait of Norbert Rillieux (undated). Dedicated April 18, 2002 at Dillard University in New Orleans, Louisiana Norbert Rillieux: Chemist and Engineer The birth record on file in New Orleans…
Among the hardships faced by these men in their pioneering work of founding a colony was a scarcity of women. They solved the problem, according to the French Governor Bienville, by running “in the woods after Indian girls.”

2012-04-27

In 1850 the mulattoes and others of mixed blood formed about eighty percent of Louisiana’s total free Negro population.” Some of them came from stable families which had been free for generations,” But almost all had their origins in some extramarital union (by this time perhaps quite far removed) between a white man and a…
Beyoncé, beauty and the all mighty dollar

2012-04-27

Beyoncé, beauty and the all mighty dollar Insight News Minneapolis, Minnesota 2012-03-09 Irma McClaurin, Ph.D., Culture and Education Editor Just for the record, we are not in, nor has there ever been, a post-racial moment in America. And so, we must dive deep into historical memory of this country to understand why all the fuss…
More children identify as ‘biracial’: just a choice or a good thing?

2012-04-27

More children identify as ‘biracial’: just a choice or a good thing? The Washington Post 2012-04-26 Mary C. Curtis It’s been happening for a while — census data show it. The number of mixed-race babies has quickly grown in the last decade, a trend that’s no surprise in an increasingly diverse country. Men and women…
Ownership, Entrepreneurship, and Identity: The Gens de Couleur Libres and the Architecture of Antebellum New Orleans, 1830-1850

2012-04-27

Ownership, Entrepreneurship, and Identity: The Gens de Couleur Libres and the Architecture of Antebellum New Orleans, 1830-1850 Graham Foundation Chicago, Illinois 2011 The recipient of the 2011 Carter Manny Award for doctoral dissertation writing is Tara Dudley, The University of Texas at Austin, School of Architecture This dissertation examines the architectural activities of New…
Number of biracial babies soars over past decade

2012-04-27

Number of biracial babies soars over past decade The Washington Post 2012-04-26 Carol Morello, Demographics Reporter The number of mixed-race babies has soared over the past decade, new census data show, a result of more interracial couples and a cultural shift in how many parents identify their children in a multiracial society. More than 7…
Investing in Citizenship: Free Men of Color of Color and the case against Citizens Bank ~ Antebellum Louisiana

2012-04-27

Investing in Citizenship: Free Men of Color of Color and the case against Citizens Bank ~ Antebellum Louisiana University of New Orleans December 2011 58 pages Hannah J. Francis A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the University of New Orleans in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts…
As Racist as We Wish to Be: Project RACE, “The Talk”, Obama and the Fear of Blackness

2012-04-27

As Racist as We Wish to Be: Project RACE, “The Talk”, Obama and the Fear of Blackness MixedRaceStudies.org 2012-04-10 Steven F. Riley Late last year, I opined about the inability of some activists in the multiracial identity movement to combat racism. It is difficult to combat racism if you are not anti-racist and quite impossible…
Dorothy Roberts Debunks Race as Biological in “Fatal Invention”

2012-04-26

Dorothy Roberts Debunks Race as Biological in “Fatal Invention” Institute for Ethics & Emerging Technologies 2012-01-15 Ytasha L. Womack, Contributor Dorothy Roberts is author of the book Fatal Invention: How Science, Politics, and Big Business Re-create Race in the Twenty-First Century (New Press, 2011). She is also the Kirkland & Ellis Professor at Northwestern University…
Children of the Vietnam War

2012-04-26

Children of the Vietnam War Smithsonian Magazine June 2009 David Lamb Born overseas to Vietnamese mothers and U.S. servicemen, Amerasians brought hard-won resilience to their lives in America They grew up as the leftovers of an unpopular war, straddling two worlds but belonging to neither. Most never knew their fathers. Many were abandoned by their…

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