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“An Incident in Contemporary American Life,” by Mitchell Jamieson at the Department of Interior, Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/highsm.24752/

Still Knockin' on the Door: African Americans

One way to understand American history is to see it as a series of efforts by outsiders to become insiders, to join fully in American life. This is a story told by African American history, by immigrant history, and by labor history, for example. 

This year’s Documents in Detail webinar series will focus on the efforts of outsiders to “knock on the door” and gain full admittance to American life. Using primary sources, we will examine what people thought was the American way of life and why people wanted to join it. In the later sessions in the series, we will examine the question of whether the terms on which outsiders join in American life have now changed. 

By the mid-20th century, African Americans had unsuccessfully been using petitions and other civic actions to secure their Constitutional rights for nearly a century. In this webinar, we will examine the shift from civil obedience to civil disobedience as a means for African Americans to fully access an American way of life.

Our webinars meet monthly on Wednesday nights at 7:30-8:30 pm ET. Participants who remain digitally present for the duration of the webinar will receive an attendance letter from Teaching American History for 1 hour of professional development.

Highlighted Documents: Birmingham Manifesto

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Dates
March 13, 2024 -
March 13, 2024
Times
7:30 PM EDT
8:30 PM EDT
Location
Online
Organizer
Teaching American History
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