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Beach, Caitlin Meehye. “Value and Its Sources: Slavery and the History of Art.” ARTnews.com, July 20, 2022. https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/columns/henry-sayre-anna-arabindan-kesson-slavery-and-art-1234634804/.
Bibb, Henry. “Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, An American Slave, Written by Himself:” Documenting the American South. Accessed August 1, 2023. https://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/bibb/bibb.html.
Bibb gives a toned-down look at slavery and his attempts to set himself free. This narrative’s introduction will be used in the unit, but the entire booklet is an amazing read. His story is moving and emotional while being straight forward and honest.
“Black History Milestones: Timeline.” History.com. Accessed August 3, 2023. https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-history-milestones.
This is not a physical timeline but an article. There are many timelines available online that can be used.
“Black Wall Street Tour & Tulsa Race Massacre.” Tulsa Tours. Accessed August 1, 2023. https://www.tulsa.tours/greenwood-black-wall-street-tour.
This website gives a look at the two major Tulsa Race Massacre murals as well as a look at what Greenwood looks like today.
Bonazza, Giulia. “Slavery in Europe during the Atlantic Slave Trade.” Oxford Research Encyclopedia of African History, September 15, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190277734.013.971.
Bonsu, Osei. “50 Years of Celebrating Black Beauty and Culture: Faith Ringgold.” Frieze. Accessed August 1, 2023. https://www.frieze.com/article/50-years-celebrating-black-beauty-and-culture-faith-ringgold.
Faith Ringgold started her career painting flowers and pretty things. She was told she needed to find herself in her art. I’m sure that was very hard for her to hear, but I’m glad she listened. She has spent a half a century proving she had found herself
Bontemps, Alex. “Seeing Slavery: How Paintings Make Words Look Different.” Commonplace, November 6, 2019. http://commonplace.online/article/seeing-slavery-how-paintings-make-words-look-different/. Douglas, Aaron. “Aspects of Negro Life: Song of the Towers, 1934.” Illustration History. Accessed August 1, 2023. https://www.illustrationhistory.org/illustrations/aspects-of-negro-life-song-of-the-towers.
DuBois, W.E., and Brent Hayes Edwards. The souls of Black Folk. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007.
This book is a collection of writings rather than one complete story. It tells of the Black American struggles, inequalities, and the need for higher education in their community.
“The Economics of Cotton - Opened CUNY.” Open Ed CUNY. Accessed August 1, 2023. https://opened.cuny.edu/courseware/lesson/368/overview.
“Faith Ringgold: Aunt Jemima Focus.” YouTube, March 22, 2010. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1AXCF2h3cQ.
This video is an interview with Faith Ringgold. The piece goes through multiple pieces of her art and she talks about each piece. For the Aunt Jemima piece, start at about 35:20. The painting previous to Who’s Afraid of Aunt Jemima in the video does have nudity.
Goeser, Caroline. Picturing the new negro: Harlem Renaissance Print Culture and Modern Black Identity. Lawrence, , Kansas: University Press of Kansas, 2007.
Graham, Margaret. “An Exploration of the Work of Faith Ringgold - Voca: Voices in Contemporary Art.” VoCA, February 3, 2022. https://voca.network/blog/2021/02/26/an-exploration-of-the-work-of-faithringgold/#:~:text=In%20Who’s%20Afraid%20of %20Aunt,and%20had%20hopes%20and%20dreams.
Hill, Karlos K., and Kevin Matthews. The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre: a photographic history. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 2021. https://books.google.com/books?id=59I7EAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
This is an online Google book. It allows you to scroll through the book to view some of the images. It is informative but does have some graphic images.
Hill, Skip. “Beauty Shop Aria Acquired by Philbrook Museum of Art.” SKIP HILL /PORTFOLIO, November 9, 2021. https://www.skiphillart.com/blog-1/hp8j29et5344blz4ctytcp96n8fsjp.
Hill, Skip. “Skip Hill /Portfolio.” SKIP HILL /PORTFOLIO, March 8, 2023. https://www.skiphillart.com/.
Skip Hills work can be seen here. He also takes the time to talk about his life, his work, and his experiences.
Hylton, Najah-Amatullah, Quraysh Ali Lansana, and Skip Hill. Opal’s Greenwood Oasis. Tulsa, OK: Calliope Group, 2021.
Kasper, Lukas. “Easiest Way to Scale up a Mural Art Tutorial | Doodle Grid & Ipad.” YouTube, January 6, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7CNl5HclGM.
Korobkin, Tess. “Sculptural Bodies of the Great Depression.” Sculptural Bodies of the Great Depression | Art History Dissertations and Abstracts from North American Institutions. Accessed August 1, 2023. https://openpublishing.psu.edu/ahd/content/sculptural-bodies-great-depression.
McInnis, Contributor: Maurie D. “Slave Trade, Eyre Crowe’s Images of The.” Encyclopedia Virginia, January 25, 2022. https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/slave-trade-eyre-crowes-images-of-the/.
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“A New African American Identity: The Harlem Renaissance.” National Museum of African American History and Culture, March 14, 2018. https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/new-african-american-identity-harlem-renaissance.
Osgf. “Dave the Potter and His Historic Ceramics.” Oak Spring Garden Foundation, February 21, 2019. https://www.osgf.org/blog/2019/2/13/dave-the-potter-and-his-historic-ceramics.
Ringgold, Faith. “Who’s Afraid of Aunt Jemima?, 1983 .” Faith Ringgold. Accessed August 1, 2023. https://www.faithringgold.com/portfolio/whos-afraid-of-aunt-jemima/.
“Slaves Waiting for Sale.” Omeka RSS. Accessed August 1, 2023. https://www.virginiamemory.com/online-exhibitions/items/show/396.
Smith, Clint. How the word is passed a reckoning with the history of Slavery Across America. New York, NY: Back Bay Books, Little, Brown and Company, 2022.
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Wonderful read about the life and times of W.E.B. DuBois. It shows what an exceptional man he was and insight into why he thought education was so important and why he became so involved in the civil rights movement.
West, Shearer. The Victorians and race. Aldershot, Hants.: Ashgate, 2000. P. 35
“What Eyre Crowe Saw.” Omeka RSS. Accessed August 1, 2023. https://www.virginiamemory.com/online-exhibitions/exhibits/show/to-be-sold/eyre-crowe.
Will Rogers College Middle & High School. Accessed August 2, 2023. https://rogers.tulsaschools.org/.
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