Prof of Amer Lit & Studies. Dad to 2 amazing young men. We the People: https://t.co/HSQd0cfKJa; Of Thee I Sing: https://t.co/bSkmCeE703. #ScholarSunday guru. he/him
Teaching a bunch of poems by the amazing Frances E.W. Harper in 19C Af Am lit today, including the three I talked about in this blog post, & I was in a bit of a mood. Which led to one of my favorite things I've said in a class in my 22 years of teaching.+ https://t.co/g6e62wMzmz
I cackle about new ebooks posted at Project Gutenberg.
New #ebook @gutenberg_org: Atlanta offering: Poems by Frances E. W. Harper https://t.co/jfmuNGIF2m
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Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was born #OTD in 1825. An activist, a teacher, a poet, Harper was an extraordinary figure in American history. Her book, "Poems" (1900) is currently on view in @NMAAHC, part of a new display of library collections: https://t.co/ed88hen03O https://t.co/iIeKH1s6mf