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#SchomburgSyllabus: Black Feminism

The #SchomburgSyllabus is an archive of new and recent educational resources relating to Black studies, movements, and experiences. By connecting these materials to the Schomburg Center’s collections, we honor and recognize the source and strength of Black self-education practices, collective study, and librarianship. The #SchomburgSyllabus is curated by Schomburg Center staff and organized into 27 themes to foster a greater understanding of the Black experience. Explore resources below to learn more about Black Feminism.

#SchomburgSyllabus: Black Feminism

 

Black Feminism Introductory Research Guide / by Amara Green, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library

 

Black Feminist Perspectives On COVID-19: A Reading List (2020) / by Nana Afua Yeboaa Brantuo, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, #Syllabus Web Archive Collection – Archive-It, The New York Public Library

 

Black Women Who Make It Happen (​​1989) / by National Council of Negro Women, Sc Visual DVD-1360,  Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Moving Image & Recorded Sound Division, The New York Public Library

 

Cheryl Clarke papers, 1960-2005, Sc MG 642, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library

 

When and Where I Enter: The Impact of Black Women on Race and Sex in America (1984) / by Paula Giddings, Sc E 85-304, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library

 

Women Poster collection [graphic], Sc Art posters - Women poster collection, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art & Artifacts Division, The New York Public Library

 

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Image: Learning to make baskets; Saint Athanasius' School; [Brunswick, Georgia.], 1923. Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library. 

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Special Thanks

The #SchomburgSyllabus is made possible through The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s generous support for the #SchomburgSyllabus project, and the Community Webs program, which is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Internet Archive, and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.