Welcome to the conversation!


Welcome to the conversation!

Harriet Beecher Stowe's (1811-1896) best-selling anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), made her the most famous American woman of the 19th century and galvanized the abolition movement before the Civil War.

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Thursday, September 22, 2016

#StoweSyllabus: What We're Reading This Week

Articles and current events that got us thinking over the week!

Another day, another hashtag: White people, you gotta get to work now
Awesomely Luvvie September 21, 2016, Awesomely Luvvie
http://www.awesomelyluvvie.com/2016/09/white-people-anti-racism.html 

It’s time to get over your feelings and take action for Black lives
Ann Friedman, August 3, 2016, New York Magazine
http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/08/showing-up-for-racial-justice-white-feelings-black-lives.html?mid=twitter_nymag  

Throwing the rock and hiding your hand: White women and a revisiting of intersectionality
Jameelah Jones, September 21, 2016, Medium
https://medium.com/@SocialJusticeJones/throwing-the-rock-and-hiding-your-hand-white-women-and-a-revisiting-of-intersectionality-5c5ac8bdf7cb#.d856u8yaj 

Why are cops OK with killing black people? Because American history teaches that we aren’t fully human
D. Watkins, September 21, 2016, Salon
http://www.salon.com/2016/09/21/why-are-cops-ok-with-killing-black-people-because-american-history-teaches-that-we-arent-fully-human/  

In conversation: Ava Duvernay
Rebecca Traister, September 2016, New York Magazine
http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/09/ava-duvernay-the-13th-queen-sugar-c-v-r.html 

What are you reading this week? Share in the comments below! 
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