Tag: writing
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New Article: “A Black Girl’s Coming of Age in Jim Crow Philadelphia, Pennsylvania”
In the fall of 1949, seventeen-year-old Geraldine Louise Wilson posed for her senior photograph as a midwinter graduate at Philadelphia High School for Girls, known to her as Girls’ High (see figure below). After four years of study at this prestigious institution, this portrait represented a rite of passage for all soon-to-be graduates of class…
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Day 5: Montgomery (Part I)
Another heavy day. At the Rosa Parks Memorial Museum, Montgomery Day Five | First Stop- Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) It is strange to call the center’s museum beautiful because of the pain that lies within history. However, the SPLC, aesthetically, is a beautiful museum. On the walls were the names and stories of civil rights martyrs.…
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The Thesis Process
This past January I celebrated my five year research anniversary *does a happy dance*. Since 2012, I conducted research on the Flowers family and continued my research into graduate school. I had a small advantage–I completed the majority of my research over the years. At this point, I simply needed to write. It was impossible…
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Summer Reading
I moved back home for a few days before my summer travels –civil rights tour, birthday celebration week, and a trip to Harlem. By July, I will settle into my new place in Baltimore (speaking it into existence). A few months ago, I received a Barnes and Noble gift card from a former professor and…
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New Year, New Changes
Happy Belated New Year and Holidays, A few selected members of my family, cousin and siblings First and foremost, welcome to my new followers! Thank you for the likes, follows, and comments. Surpassing 7,000 views is exciting. Cannot wait to see what this new year of writing and research brings! Second, I apologize for the…
Diary of a Historian 