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Dram 287 1st EditionExam # 1 Study Guide Lectures: 1 – 6Lecture 1 (January 7)Movie: Ethnic Notion Images of this show played a pivotal role in black history after the 1940s.*Black characters had: -Big lips -Big butts-Loud laughing Black man-Big white eyes-Nappy hair*Rhapsody Black Man (Happy Sambee) -created the stereotype of black men *Rice- developed the idea of the black man through the “Jim Crow dance” from a man that was crippled when he presented it in a black faceLecture 2 (January 14)The Escape; or, A Leap for FreedomAfricans in American Part I & II*Slavery is a controversial issue that isn’t talked about in history and still is affecting us today.*Slavery institution built on fear.*5 Things that made United States & Great Britain wealthiest in the country:-Cotton trade-Tobacco-Rice-Sugar (cane)-Indigo*East African Slave trade & Atlantic Slave Trade (1537-1870)-Chinese-Indians-1830: illegal to trade slaves, but okay to breed them *Dutch/Portuguese-biggest slave traders (1600-1863)- Used slaves for canons & slave strips making -Founded lower Manhattan until British took over -Zanzibar: island where most Arabs came to buy slaves*Slave Ports & Castles-Door of No Return= door you exited as a slave to get on the ship-Elmina Castle= built in 1400s by Portuguese; where Columbus stayed -Isle de Goree’= has two forts; most islands did to keep Africans from invading & escaping -Cape Coast castle= large; near Elmina; had canons to fight on one side*Christopher Columbus-1482: Columbus went to African w/ Portuguese which were the biggest slave trades-Brazil has the most black people after African -Never made it to the US -always thought he was in Asia -Mistreated Spanish people -Miracle trade= 60-90 days & up to 6 monthsSlavery and Colonization*First slaves were indigenous servants.* Jamestown was named after King James-Paid many people to write bible-Owner of Royal African Company: promoted slavery *New York-Largest slave state/colony -Used to be called New Hampshire *Massachusetts -First colonyLecture 3Alice Childress: Trouble In Mind & Wine in the Wilderness*Fought for the Gullah people*Grew up in SC to live w/ grandma in Harlem*Always confronting someone w/ something*Not educated*Race woman= services as an example for race*Mentor*Didn’t have a lot of money**First African-Amer. Female to have a play produced in New York*Created -Florence- 1949 -Gold through the Trees- 1952-Trouble in Mind- 1955-Wedding Band- 1966*1944- Tony nomination for Blanche in Anne Lucasta*Dilemma of light skinned actresses -Couldn’t get certain roles because she was light skinned *Wine in the Wilderness-About classism -Tommy’s looking for someone to love her; wearing the mask-Turning point: Bill telling her about the triptych-Bill learns to love herLecture 5The African Grove Theatre (1821-24) New York*Founder: William Alexander Brown & James W. Hewlett Brown-First African American producer-Wrote his own play “King Shot”-Had a tea garden that turned into a theater-Several whites would buy all the tickets & torture the actors-Many ideas came from London since playwright was still developing-Brown’s biggest competitor: Stephen Price (Park Theater)-James W. Hewlett Brown: famous in Europe & first African-American actor’ acted as Shakespeare*Ira Frederick Aldridge= July 24, 1807- Aug. 7, 1867  Became the best black Shakespeare *New African grove Theatre company in Atlanta, Georgia Lecture 6Angelina Weld Grimke *Angelina (1880-1958)- was Rachel *7 years old-sent to stay with father -close w/ father-lesbian-lost her mind after father’s death-very naïve about racism-didn’t have her mother *Father: Archibal H. Grimke -President of the NAACP-Slave of Henry *Archibal’s father: Henry -White slave owner-Wanted his son to take care of his slaves & mistress*Archibal’s aunts: Angelina Grimke Weld (1805-1879) and Sarah Grimke (Abolitionist) *Archibal’s wife: Sarah Standly-separated after 3 years*Angelina’s Uncle: created M. Street High School (Dunbar High)-School helped black students prepare for prestigious schools. *Charlotte Forten Grimke: took care of Angelina a lot Rachel*First full black play w/ all black actors *Performed in DC*A Race play*Controversial play*Purpose: for white women to understand lynching through the idea of motherhood *The last name of the characters (Loving) portrayed a different perspective of women *Mrs. Loving: sower & hard working*Tom: has an engineering degree-Rachel: domestic science-Neither can find work *John Strong: portrayal of a strong black man w/ engineering degree *Mrs. Loving’s husband: newspaper editor*Family went North when father was lynched and lynching destroys families.-effects Tom & Rachel & causes them not to be married or have children *Niggah= hateful word*Land of the Wonderful: perfect world Rachel wanted for the children*Used the name Rachel in relations to the bible story of being barrenWillis Richardson(1889-1977)*Wrote Deacon’s Awakening in 1920 *Student at M. Street High School -English teacher: Mary Burill & Angelina Grimke*born in Wilmington, NC in 1889*Inspired by Rachel the play to write plays *Experienced the Wilmington 1898 race & traumatized him causing him not to discuss violence in his plays *Speculation: mother= grandmother; older sister= mother; biological father= white man*Died: 1977 from Padgett’s Disease - Deacon’s Awakening The Black Press*The Colored American (1837-1841)-created to educate subscribers* Jan. 7, 1837 *Samuel E. Cornish, Philip A. Bell, Charles Bennett Ray -Original name: Weekly Advocate -Name change: Robert Sears (March 4, 1837) -Publication: printed & published every Saturday by Robert Sears -Cost: $1.50 per annum (yearly/annually)-4-6 pgs per issue-Editor: Samuel E. Cornish*The Crisis Magazine (1911-1921)-produced for the educated African-American readers-Founded in 1910-House magazine of NAACP-Most widely read & influenced magazine-Publication: *reached a national audience within 9 years*Peaked at about 100,000*Based out of New York-Editors: W.E Bughardt Du Bois, Jessie Fauset in 1912*The Christian Recorder (1861-1872)-Founded: 1848, first issue published before Civil War (July, 1, 1852)-Founder: AME Zion Church -Original Name: The Christian Herald -Purpose: “To produce a novelty that devotes interest to the best of mankind-Focus: Religion, Morality, Science, Literature -Became official newspaper for the AME church-Goal: instill “a sense of national community”-Oldest


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