Dr. Andrew Joseph Pegoda
University of Houston
ajpegoda@uh.edu @AJP_PhD
Enslavement and Historical Memory:
Gender, Race, and Rhetoric
Information:
The Raw Numbers: Texas and Enslavement
Life-size replica showing the amount of space enslaved people had on the Middle Passage.
Learning about Enslavement:
https://www.youtube.com/user/pegodaaj
21th C. Politics, Rhetoric, and Enslavement:
“You know, I really don’t know my history”: Historical Memory, Slavery, and Plantation Day [Preview]
The Civil War: Causes, Myths, and Sources with a focus on Brazoria County (Part 2 of 2)
Rewriting History: Enslavement, the Underground Railroad, and Rhetoric
Legacies:
Ava DuVernay’s “13th” (2016) and Reel Black History
Olive Garden’s Promotion of Racism, An Open Letter
48 enslaved individuals work for me. How many work for you?
Extra reading:
12 Years a Slave – A landmark in United States Cultural History
Historical Perspectives, Cultural Readings, and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
Important Conversations: What Does it Mean to Come to Terms With the History of Slavery?
Hashtag BlackLivesMatter: “A riot is the language of the unheard”
