Historic photo of a Black man in a white shirt sitting cross-legged on the ground with his hands folded underneath his chin while two cops standing next to him, clutching clubs

#SchomburgSyllabus: Protest

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 Protest.

#SchomburgSyllabus: Protest

 

#BlackLivesMatter: A Poetry Reader (Fall 2016) / by H.K. Hummel & Students at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, #Syllabus Web Archive Collection – Archive-It, The New York Public Library

 

E. S. Reddy South African Anti-Apartheid poster collection [graphic], Sc Art Posters- E.S. Reddy South African Anti-Apartheid, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art & Artifacts Division, The New York Public Library

 

Demonstrations [graphic], Sc Photo Demonstrations,  Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs & Prints Division, The New York Public Library

 

Protests and Pedagogy Syllabus, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, #Syllabus Web Archive Collection – Archive-It, The New York Public Library

 

Urban Rebellions: Prelude to Armed Struggle (1969), Sc Visual MPB-71, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Moving Image & Recorded Sound Division, The New York Public Library

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Image: Demonstrator staging a sit-in while confronted by a policeman and another individual, 1960-1969. Photographs and Prints 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.