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[Dr. Clukey @abcluk01]

Great link. It reminds me of "Protect Black Women" signs and t-shirts at #BLM protests for the last year. #hon402

[Emma Jo 🇵🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @emrosejohansen]

@cemcma01 #HON402 Absolutely, and I think the politics of Elle needing "protection" are really complex and I hope we talk about it in class. It reminds me of this blog post from 2015, but I still think it's relevant on black women and the damsel in distress trope https://t.co/UQI6HilQaK

[Dr. Clukey @abcluk01]

This is a brand new book that might interest y'all:
Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross
A Black Women's History of the United States

https://t.co/Q0InY7k5fJ

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[Dr. Clukey @abcluk01]

yes! Sydney has also talked about that book before. I wish we had time to read an excerpt of it in this class. Perhaps next time I revise the schedule I'll see if there's a day we can squeeze it in. #HON402

[claire harmon @clairehon402]

@HON402Shelton #HON402 This reminds me of a book I read in a class about the history of women -- @emrosejohansen was also in the class I think -- called "They Were Her Property." Really great read. https://t.co/duJbOmvqXY

[Dr. Clukey @abcluk01]

This is a really interesting quote from Frye to think about in relation to the novel. #hon402

[Kaylee @hon402baby]

#HON402 Throughout the book, Elle's experience as a woman (and, more specifically, a black woman) often calls Marylin Frye's classic bird cage metaphor to mind. Elle is constantly trapped in a double bind, mostly between womanhood and her desire to work and be taken seriously.

[Dr. Clukey @abcluk01]

@emrosejohansen @hon402baby "I grab your ghost butt with my ten pound hands!" 🤣🤣🤣

[Dr. Clukey @abcluk01]

This is really important. #HON402

[Claire McMahon @cemcma01]

Here’s an interesting article on how prisoners’ access to the COVID-19 vaccine varies by state. Note the language used by governors while discussing the vaccination of those in the prison system. #HON402 https://t.co/wuT8xlzAgM

[Dr. Clukey @abcluk01]

@cemcma01 Claire, you are killing it with the documentary recommendations recommendations.

[Dr. Clukey @abcluk01]

Oh wow, thanks so much the link. This is really helpful. #HON402

[Claire McMahon @cemcma01]

Here’s a PBS frontline episode that covers Louisville’s prisons and juvenile detention centers. It shows how people, especially black individuals, are unfairly trapped within the system #HON402 https://t.co/AbgSnCVx2f

[Dr. Clukey @abcluk01]

And if I may plug my own work, here's a link to my essay on Harper Lee and racism in the sequel to Mockingbird, in case anyone's interested (and if you're not, that's perfectly fine of course!):

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https://t.co/Vs8pFyvp3l

[Dr. Clukey @abcluk01]

This is a great example. I've written about To Kill a Mockingbird and how racist Harper Lee's plot and characterization are, and yet the book gets taught as an example of anti-racist literature in American schools. It's really troubling #HON402

[Dr. Clukey @abcluk01]

This is a great example. I've written about To Kill a Mockingbird and how racist Harper Lee's plot and characterization are, and yet the book gets taught as an example of anti-racist literature in American schools. It's really troubling #HON402

[Eli 🌻 @blueberrydruid]

Near the beginning of the 13th, the mention that one image that was made of black people after the 13th amendments as a threat to white women, which heavily reminded me of the law case in To Kill a Mockingbird, a story of a black man dying over this narrative #HON402

[Dr. Clukey @abcluk01]

@clairehon402 Oooooh, I haven't seen this one yet! Thanks for the rec! #HON402

[Dr. Clukey @abcluk01]

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[Dr. Clukey @abcluk01]

The documentary on Kalief Browder on Netflix is really good and I recommend it as well. #HON402

[Kaylee @hon402baby]

@HennyRansdell #HON402 Your tweet reminded me of Kalief Browder & his time at Riker's for allegedly stealing a backpack. He was innocent and abused in prison bc he couldn't bond out. There's another doc on Netflix about him called Time: The Kalief Browder story if you or anyone is interested!

[Dr. Clukey @abcluk01]

@SydFin @mahala_king Yes! I'm teaching that book in my fall class.

[Dr. Clukey @abcluk01]

Great jobs on the presentations, everyone! I have really enjoyed going through them this evening. You can find your grades on Blackboard.

I also want to discuss them when we next meet on Teams, so take a look at the updated schedule I posted on Blackboard as well.

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[Dr. Clukey @abcluk01]

@HennyRansdell But also because descendants should have the opportunity to know about their ancestors and to shape the memorials/commemorations about their ancestors. #HON402

[Dr. Clukey @abcluk01]

@HennyRansdell Contacting and including descendants seems like a really important step in acknowledging slavery on plantation museum tours/grounds, not only because tracing their families helps tell the story of American racism and Black history... #HON402

[Dr. Clukey @abcluk01]

@HennyRansdell McGill's comments about the fingerprints left on bricks by enslaved ancestors reminds me of Kiki Petrosino's discussion of ancestors writing on the land. #HON402

[Dr. Clukey @abcluk01]

@cemcma01 @SydFin Definitely. These presentations collectively show how the city and the state try to walk a tightrope between Kentucky romance (Lost Cause nostalgia, mint juleps!) and Kentucky exceptionalism (we're not the South!) in its PR. #HON402