Category: United States

  • (No Title) Franklin Repository 1863-12-09 page 4, Column 4 Source: Valley of the Shadow: Civil War Era Newspapers, University of Virginia Library Summary: Argues that “amalgamation” is common in the South and “very rare” in the North. A Southern correspondent concerned with the number of mixed marriages occurring wanted “amalgamation” outlawed. The Repository claims that…

  • A Very Sad Occurrence Staunton Vindicator 1869-08-27 page 3, Column 2 Source: Valley of the Shadow: Civil War Era Newspapers, University of Virginia Library Summary: The paper prints an account of the killing of Jacob Scherer by John Stanley. Stanley had been co-habiting with a woman of mixed race. Scherer led a party to break…

  • The American Race Semi-Weekly Dispatch Franklin County, Virginia 1861-05-17 page 1, Column 3 Source: Valley of the Shadow: Civil War Era Newspapers, University of Virginia Library Summary: Reasons that America’s population has increased by one-third in the past ten years because of the intermarriage in the United States of the races of Celts, Teutons, Anglo-Saxons,…

  • The 2012 Lorraine W. Frank Lecture & Humanities Awards: Featuring Rita Dove Arizona Humanities Council Tempe Mission Palms 60E. 5th Street Tempe, Arizona 85281 2012-04-12 Free & Open to the Public In celebration of National Poetry Month, the Arizona Humanities Council is proud to present Rita Dove as the keynote speaker for the 2012 Lorraine…

  • From Barefoot Madonna to Maggie the Ripper Kendall Blog Kendall College of Art and Design Ferris State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan 2011-11-07 Pamela Patton, Editor Kendall Portfolio Margaret Garner or The Modern Medea (1867) I always find lectures by visiting art historians fascinating. Looking at works of art in historical context, examining the details, and hearing…

  • Advertising “Interraciality” and “Multiraciality” In ObamaLand—Representations and Images in Kohl’s, Macy’s, Sears, Wal-Mart, etc. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the 34th Annual National Council for Black Studies Sheraton New Orleans Hotel New Orleans, Louisiana 2010-03-17 William Berry This study examined the representation and contextualization of interraciality and multiraciality in newspaper advertising supplements .…

  • Racial Realities: Social Constructs and the Stuff of Which They Are Made Global Dialogue Volume 12, Number 2 (Summer/Autumn 2010)—Race and Racisms Eric C. Thompson, Associate Professor of Sociology National University of Singapore How can we deny the reality of race? It is a truth so many hold to be self-evident. Travel around the world,…

  • Imagining Obama: Reading Overtly and Inferentially Racist Images of our 44th President, 2007–2008 Communication Studies Volume 62, Issue 4, 2011 Special Issue:“Race Matters” in the Obama Era pages 389-405 DOI: 10.1080/10510974.2011.588074 Ralina L. Joseph, Assistant Professor of Communications University of Washington In this article I analyze eight Internet images of President Barack Obama from the…

  • Multiracialism on The Real World and the Reconfiguration of Politics in MTV’s Brand During the 2000s Popular Communication Volume 8, Issue 2, 2010 pages 132-146 DOI: 10.1080/15405701003676105 Jon Kraszewski, Assistant Professor of Communication Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersery The Real World’s focus on multiracial identity is part of the MTV’s efforts to rebrand…

  • Doctor’s quest to engineer a “master race” in the early 1900s still hurting Virginia’s Indian tribes WTVR-CBS 6 TV Richmond, Virginia 2011-07-12 Mark Holmberg, Staff reporter RICHMOND— Richmond’s famous Hollywood Cemetery serves as the final resting place of presidents, statesmen and generals. Few have had the impact of Dr. Walter Plecker. His stormy legacy continues…