Day: December 20, 2012

  • The pressure on our space of other matter has prevented us from recurring to the serious and important topic of “Miscegenation.” We regret very much, however, having allowed our attention to be even temporarily diverted from it, as we find from the earnest discussion which it is receiving at the hands of our cotemporaries, that…

  • “Miscegenation” at the North. The Southern Banner, Athens, Georgia 1864-04-20 Page 4, column 2 Source: Athens Historic Newspapers Archive (Digital Library of Georgia as part of Georgia HomePLACE) “Miscegenation“—the new term for amalgamation, is the last and newest phase of abolitionism at the North—openly and unblushtngly avowed, and preached even from the pulpit. The New…

  • Miscegenation Banner-Watchman, Athens, Georgia 1884-02-26 page 2, column 1 Source: Athens Historic Newspapers Archive (Digital Library of Georgia as part of Georgia HomePLACE) The New York World, in a recent article upon the marriage of Fred Douglass [to Helen Pits], has this to say upon the subject of miscegenation: “What offense does a lady commit…

  • U-M’s Understanding Race Project examines issues at heart of the human experience, advances national conversation on race University of Michigan News Release 2012-12-19 Contacts: Frank Provenzano, (734) 647-4411 Maryanne George, (734) 615-6514 Deborah Greene, (734) 763-4008 Twitter hashtags: #UnderstandRace, #UMtheme   ANN ARBOR—Few subjects provoke as strong a visceral response as the topic of race.…

  • In ‘Red Pyramid,’ Kid Heroes Take On Ancient Egypt Backseat Bookclub All Things Considered National Public Radio 2012-12-19 Melissa Block, Host Robert Siegel, Senior Host If there was a recipe for the best-selling writer Rick Riordan, it would go something like this — start with a love of storytelling, fold in more than a decade…

  • Commentary: Black Is… Black Entertainment Television (BET) 2012-12-17 James Braxton Peterson, Director of Africana Studies; Associate Professor of English Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Black in America explores what it means to be Black. CNN’s Black in America series has become something of a welcome crucible for the Black community these last four years — especially…

  • Pete Souza’s Portrait of a Presidency Time LightBox Time Magazine 2012-10-08 Phil Bicker, Senior Photo Editor Pete Souza/The White House The long view of history tends to be the judge of a presidency. As President Obama embarks on a second term in the Oval Office, it may still be too early to draw conclusions about…

  • 2012 Person of the Year: Barack Obama, the President Time Magazine 2012-12-19 Michael Scherer Photograph by Nadav Kander Twenty-seven years after driving from New York City to Chicago in a $2,000 Honda Civic for a job that probably wouldn’t amount to much, Barack Obama, in better shape but with grayer hair, stood in the presidential…