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Know alabama textbook - 1961
Know Alabama was required reading for 4th graders in Alabama from the 1950’s-1970’s. It’s been widely criticized for its biased depiction of Native Americans, slavery in the American south, and the KKK.
In 1999, ABC’s Dateline ran a feature on ex-slave narratives. Discusses actual ex-slave recordings from the 1930's and recently digitized. Crafted beautifully by Producer Karen Dewitt. Field Producer & Camera-Fletcher Johnson, Audio- Wayne Boyd
Voices from the Days of Slavery
Archibald butt (1865 - 1912)
Butt, a native of Augusta, Georgia, served as military aide to Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft. Butt died in the sinking of the Titanic in 1912.
via Georgia Archives
The bluebeard
“Bluebeard is a French folktale written in the late 1900’s. The story begins with the introduction of a grand man, who has great wealth and fortune. But, his fortune failed him when it came to his blue beard, that made all of the women whom he wooed recoil in disgust. He had many wives before, but they all mysteriously disappeared.”
Keep reading at The Claw
The Legend of Bluebeard as told in this 1901 French silent film.
Less than human
“A revelatory look at why we dehumanize each other, with stunning examples from world history as well as today's headlines”
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“rat-eyed negro”
Via the Brunswick News • August 13, 1912
lawton brown set free
After a lengthy article outlining Lawton Brown’s alleged guilt, the Constitution posts this small write-up about his being exonerated.
via the Atlanta Constitution • Oct 19, 1912