Category Archives: African Americans

Why Is Harriet Tubman Facing South? – NYTimes.com

By Shirty | Published: November 22, 2008

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/13/why-is-harriet-tubman-facing-south/ A new 10-foot-tall bronze statue of Harriet Tubman in Harlem, part of a $2.8 million project, is being formally dedicated by the city at 1 p.m. on Thursday, but the work has confounded some observers because Tubman appears to be striding determinedly south, rather than heading north toward freedom. The moment I saw the […]

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum Journey Two, The Emancipation Proclamation

By Shirty | Published: July 18, 2006

http://www.alplm.org/museum/emancipation.html I’m in the gleeful planning mode that (knock wood) is the precursor to a Big Trip in the next year. One of the stops I hope to make is Springfield, in Illinois – the “Land of Lincoln.” There’s no shortage of Lincoln-themed museums and sites to visit (woot!) but I think I’ll be giving […]

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The Long History of a Bus Ride – New York Times

By Shirty | Published: October 31, 2005

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/31/opinion/31williams.html A brief but excellent reminder that Rosa Parks was far more crafty and pugnacious than the image of a tired lady wanting a seat would convey. Giving life to Gandhi’s exhortation that, “you must be the change you wish to see in the world”… All of this preceded the moment when Rosa Parks refused […]

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