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Books by Marcus Bruce
Christian
Song of the Black Valiants: Marching Tempo
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High Ground: A Collection of Poems /
Negro soldiers in the Battle of New Orleans
I am New
Orleans: A Poem
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Negro Iron Workers of Louisiana: 1718-1900 /
The Liberty Monument
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A.W. Dent
Outlines Christian's Duties
for Dillard-WPA History
Project
DILLARD UNIVERSITY
Office of the President
New Orleans, LA.
January 12, 1943
Mr. Marcus Christian
Dillard University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Dear Mr. Christian:
Confirming our conversation of today, I wish to advise that
effective January 15, 1943, the University can offer you employment until May
31, 1943 at a monthly salary of $82.50. Your duties are to be as follows:
1.. Organize and supervise a War Information Center, under the
direction of the Library Committee of the faculty of which Dr. Quarles is
chairman.
2. Complete the manuscript covering the Dillard-WPA study of
THE NEGRO IN LOUISIANA including all necessary footnotes under the direction of
a Board of editors consisting of Dr. Quarles and Dean Moses.
3. Compile a catalog of the material collected in connection
with THE NEGRO IN LOUISIANA study and place it in suitable filing condition. As
per our agreement with the WPA, this material is now the property of the
University and is to be placed in the custody of the University library for
permanent keeping.
It is our understanding that the manuscript and the cataloging
of the material are to be complete not later than May 31, 1943.
Upon your acceptance of these terms I shall ask the Library
Committee to work out with you a plan for handling the War Information Center
and Dr. Quarles and Dean Moses to work out a plan for completing the manuscript
and cataloging of the materials.
Sincerely yours,
A.W. Dent, President
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Dr. Albert W. Dent (1904-1984), the university's third
president served from 1940 to 1969, under his leadership Dillard University
became a charter member of the United Negro College Fund in 1944, and in 1958
was admitted to membership in the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
The university gymnasium named in his honor was rededicated on October 14, 1999.
Built in 1969 at the end of his service, Dent Hall is the home of the Blue
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A graduate of Morehouse College, Mr.
Dent became superintendent of Flint-Goodridge Hospital after a brief business
career in Georgia and Texas. For six years he served simultaneously as business
manager of Dillard University and superintendent of Flint-Goodridge Hospital. In
1931 he married Ernestine Jessie Covington. From 1941 to 1969 Albert Dent was
the president of Dillard University.
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Selected Letters
Selected Diary Notes Memories of Marcus B. Christian
(Cains) Christian's
BioBibliographical Record Introduction to I AM NEW
ORLEANS
A
Theory of a Black Aesthetic Magpies,
Goddesses, & Black Male Identity
Activist Works on Next Level of Change
Intro to I Am New
Orleans
Letter from Dillard University
A
Labor of Genuine Love
Letter of Gift of
Photos
Letters from
LSU and Skip Gates
Negro Iron Workers of Louisiana: 1718-1900
By Marcus Bruce Christian
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Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in
America
By Melissa V.
Harris-Perry
According to the
author, this society has historically exerted
considerable pressure on black females to fit into one
of a handful of stereotypes, primarily, the Mammy, the
Matriarch or the Jezebel. The selfless
Mammy’s behavior is marked by a slavish devotion to
white folks’ domestic concerns, often at the expense of
those of her own family’s needs. By contrast, the
relatively-hedonistic Jezebel is a sexually-insatiable
temptress. And the Matriarch is generally thought of as
an emasculating figure who denigrates black men, ala the
characters Sapphire and Aunt Esther on the television
shows Amos and Andy and Sanford and Son, respectively.
Professor Perry
points out how the propagation of these harmful myths
have served the mainstream culture well. For instance,
the Mammy suggests that it is almost second nature for
black females to feel a maternal instinct towards
Caucasian babies.
As for the source
of the Jezebel, black women had no control over their
own bodies during slavery given that they were being
auctioned off and bred to maximize profits. Nonetheless,
it was in the interest of plantation owners to propagate
the lie that sisters were sluts inclined to mate
indiscriminately.
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Weep Not, Child
By
Ngugi wa Thiong'o
This is
a powerful, moving story that details the
effects of the infamous Mau Mau war, the
African nationalist revolt against colonial
oppression in Kenya, on the lives of
ordinary men and women, and on one family in
particular. Two brothers, Njoroge and Kamau,
stand on a rubbish heap and look into their
futures. Njoroge is excited; his family has
decided that he will attend school, while
Kamau will train to be a carpenter. Together
they will serve their country—the
teacher and the craftsman. But this is Kenya
and the times are against them. In the
forests, the Mau Mau is waging war against
the white government, and the two brothers
and their family need to decide where their
loyalties lie. For the practical Kamau the
choice is simple, but for Njoroge the
scholar, the dream of progress through
learning is a hard one to give up.—Penguin
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The White Masters of the
World
From
The World and Africa, 1965
By W. E. B. Du Bois
W. E. B. Du Bois’
Arraignment and Indictment of White Civilization
(Fletcher)
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The Death of Emmett Till by Bob Dylan
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The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
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Only a Pawn in Their Game
Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson Thanks America for
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George Jackson /
Hurricane Carter
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Haitian Declaration of Independence 1804
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January 1, 1804 -- The Founding of
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