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#SchomburgSyllabus: U.S. Cities

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 U.S. Cities.

 

#SchomburgSyllabus: U.S. Cities

 

Central Park Five Syllabus: A Supplementary Reading List (September 7, 2019) / by Zhandarka Kurti and Odilka Santiago, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, #Syllabus Web Archive Collection – Archive-It, The New York Public Library

 

#Charlestonsyllabus (2015) / by Chad Williams, Kidada Williams, Keisha N. Blain, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, #Syllabus Web Archive Collection – Archive-It, The New York Public Library

 

THE CHARLOTTESVILLE SYLLABUS (Aug 11, 2017) / by UVa Graduate Student Coalition for Liberation, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, #Syllabus Web Archive Collection – Archive-It, The New York Public Library

 

Your Baltimore “Syllabus", Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, #Syllabus Web Archive Collection – Archive-It, The New York Public Library  

 

#mizzousyllabus (November 13, 2015) / by Brandon R. Byrd, Leah Wright Rigueur,  Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, #Syllabus Web Archive Collection – Archive-It, The New York Public Library  

 

The Philly Black History Syllabus: 13 must-read books to understand our city (February 8, 2017) / Cassie Owens, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, #Syllabus Web Archive Collection – Archive-It, The New York Public Library  

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Image: Harlem, Mecca of the new Negro., 1925-03. Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books 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.