Info Post: Black History Month Week 3

Feb 19, 2012 19:41

Notable Black People You Should Have Been Taught About But Probably Weren't

Warnings, Notes, and Disclaimers
SPECIFIC TRIGGER WARNINGS: Racism, disparing racial terms, etc.
IMAGE CONTENT: Black people
NOTES: Sorry about the lack of Info Post last weekend, it was my mom's birthday, I was tired, the Grammy's were on, and the Mass Effect 3 demo was ( Read more... )

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wonderpup February 20 2012, 04:03:43 UTC
The pic for Dr. Ben Carson is Sidney Poitier.

Fantastic job!

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lickety_split February 20 2012, 04:14:18 UTC
Fixed! Thanks for catching that!

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ellenel13 February 20 2012, 04:04:22 UTC
Wait, Beloved is Toni Morrison's worst book?

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lickety_split February 20 2012, 05:30:55 UTC
I hate that book. It is not her best yet it is the only book of hers that most people have read because of that (horrid) movie. Most have never even heard of The Bluest Eye or Tar Baby.

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astridmyrna February 20 2012, 06:08:51 UTC
I've honestly never heard of Beloved, but I did read The Bluest Eye and Sula, Sula being my favorite of the two.

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kagehikario February 20 2012, 06:40:20 UTC
Oh Sula was heavy and wonderful. But, admittedly, I only found it because first year English had us read Beloved...

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lalameanslove February 20 2012, 04:05:05 UTC
I love this post

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ashkenazkamikaz February 20 2012, 04:10:42 UTC
+10 effort.

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porcelain72 February 20 2012, 04:12:25 UTC
Great work.

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