Jacob Lawrence (September 7, 1917 – June 9, 2000), Two Builders Playing Chess, 1996
This is our fourth post in recognition and honor of Black History Month, with roughly half a dozen more to come before the end of the month. While the posts are somewhat thematic, this one covers an immense amount of material, in part because of the historical period: after Reconstruction (1865 to 1877), that is, the late nineteenth century up until today, but also because of the nature of the subject matter itself, as captured in the title of this bibliography: “After Slavery & Reconstruction: The Black Struggle in the U.S. for Freedom, Equality, and Self-Realization.” At over 120 pages, this is one of my longer compilations, rendering it a tad unwieldy for some purposes, as it is not broken down into sections or topics. I have a separate post forthcoming on “Black Power and the Left.” By way of mitigation or compensation for the lengthy bibliography, I’m also—once more—sharing relevant resources (books, articles, podcasts, audio-visual materials, etc.) from the Cross Cultural Solidarity History Project. The parenthetical stuff (largely bibliographies), however, is from yours truly.
Jacob Lawrence, Soldiers and Students, 1962
- Black/Latino Solidarity in U.S. History (see too this compilation: César Chávez & the United Farm Workers… and the Struggle of Farm Workers in the U.S.)
- Black Lives Matter (see too: Human Nature, Personhood, and Personal Identity)
- Contemporary White Antiracism
- Black Studies & the Black Campus Movement (see too: Capitalist and Other Distortions of Democratic Education, and Progressive Philosophy of Education and Pedagogical Practices … )
- Environmental Racism (see too: Ecological and Environmental Politics, Philosophies, and Worldviews)
- Housing Discrimination
- Race & Economic Inequality (see too: Beyond Inequality: Toward Welfare, Well-Being and Human Flourishing)
- Racial Capitalism (see too: Marxism)
- Resources on Critical Race Theory (see too: Philosophy, Psychology, and Methodology for the Social Sciences)
- Voter Suppression (see too: Democratic Theory & Praxis and Elections and Voting)
Jacob Lawrence, The Schomburg Library, 1986-87 (‘Lawrence researched the historical content for many of his own paintings there.’)
“ … Jacob Lawrence created the print The Schomburg Library in collaboration with the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, New York City. Formerly known as the 135th Street Public Library, the Schomburg Center’s mission advances knowledge about the global black experience. The library was a cultural fixture during the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s and 1930s. [….] The Schomburg Center [one of The New York Public Library’s renowned research libraries] is devoted to the research, preservation, and exhibition of materials focused on African American, African Diaspora, and African experiences. It holds a huge collection that covers writings, rare books, manuscripts, newspapers, art, artifacts, photography, film and music, the Harlem Renaissance, jazz, and much more.”
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