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Faith, Myths, and Black Prometheus

November 14, 2017November 16, 2017 David Withun black rebellion, racism, religion, Resistance, slavery, white supremacy

In A Black Theology of Liberation, James H. Cone controversially asserted, “If God is not for us, if God is not

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Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water) depicting an African serving boy, late Classical, ca. 360–350 B.C., Rogers Fund, 1950, Accession no. 50.11.4. Photo: Metropolitan Museum of Art.

African Americans and the Classics: An Introduction

September 7, 2017September 11, 2017 David Withun academia, black intellectual history, classics, race, racism

The history of African American engagement with Classical history, literature, and philosophy has been fraught with controversy and complexity. Much

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