The New York Times ran a piece HERE on Jack Johnson. During the Institute we watch clips from Ken Burn's Unforgivable Blackness and dive into his legacy as it relates to racial identity during the period.
If you don't know Jack, please read this article and learn more about this fascinating figure in US History who is still very relevant today.
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The National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom.
“Rethinking the Gilded Age and Progressivisms: Race, Capitalism, and Democracy, 1877 to 1920” has been made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute for K-12 Educators program. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. |
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