Date of Award
5-1-2009
Degree Type
Thesis
University or Center
Clark Atlanta University(CAU)
School
School of Arts and Sciences
Degree Name
M.A.
First Advisor
Dr. Vicki Crawford
Second Advisor
Dr. Meredith Evans-Raiford
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of the Black Power Movement and black cultural nationalism on the surge of interest in black genealogy that arose in the 1970s and the Black Genealogy Movement that was birthed from this interest. It will also explore the activism of black genealogy groups as and extension of the activism of the Black Power Movement. The Black Genealogy Movement arose from individuals coming together to research, not only their own family histories, but also the stories of black societies, churches, schools, traditions, business and neighborhoods. They used their findings to contribute to the larger black cultural identity.
Recommended Citation
Simmons, Leilani N., ""Say It loud, I'm black and I'm proud:" Black power and black nationalist ideology in the formation of the black genealogy movement, 1965-1985" (2009). ETD Collection for Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center. Paper 96.
http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/dissertations/96