HIST 2061 Chapter : Spring 2012
Document Summary
1498- columbus"s 3rd voyage- for conquering and not exploration. George washington williams: the history of the negro race took it upon himself to write a history of the negro race legitimate source because what he wrote about were some of the top secondarsources at the time. Not considered the father of black history. Dubois- the philadelphia negro, the souls of black folk, black. Reconstruction, black folk, then and now, the crisis. Considered more of an activist than a historian. Carter g. woodson- the education of the negro prior to 1860, the history of the negro hurch, the african background outlined. Journals of negro history started negro history week- 1915. Woodson attempts to sell the negro to the negro": immersion- taking on others" history, convince negros that they have a great history. 1915- birth of a nation, woodrow wilson, rise of the klan, new immigrants, wwi. The enlightenment science vs. scripture the negroes" place in time.
