Poster featuring a collage including photos of Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., and a poster that reads: Death to the Klan; along with bold text that reads: Black Solidarity Day November 5, 1979 Black People Charge Genocide

#SchomburgSyllabus: Political Theory

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 Political Theory.

#SchomburgSyllabus: Political Theory

 

The #BlackCommunistReadingList (November 29, 2016) / by Terrell Jermaine Starr, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, #Syllabus Web Archive Collection – Archive-It, The New York Public Library

 

Black Marxism: The Making of the Black Radical Tradition (2000) / by Cedric J. Robinson, Sc E 00-647, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library

 

Leon-Gontran Damas papers, Sc MG 302, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library

 

Racial Capitalism: A Reading List (June 18 2020) / By Haymarket Books, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, #Syllabus Web Archive Collection – Archive-It, The New York Public Library

 

Republic of New Africa Collection, Sc MG 167, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library

 

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Image: Black Solidarity Day: Black People Charge Genocide, 1960–1980. Art and Artifacts DivisionSchomburg 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.