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The Boondocks: An Analysis

African American Museum of Iowa 55 12th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids , IA, United States

Dr. Deborah Whaley comes back to the AAMI discuss Aaron McGruder’s comic strip and hit television program, The Boondocks. She examines the social and political dialogue present in both forms of this popular work. The Boondocks is rated TV-MA and specifically designed to be viewed by adults. Clips may be unsuitable for children under 17.  

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‘Something Akin to Freedom’: African-American Women’s Writing in the Nineteenth Century

African American Museum of Iowa 55 12th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids , IA, United States

Whether their topics were slavery, war, freedom, community, or family, African-American women in the nineteenth century contended with restrictions on what they could and could not write. As writers, they maneuvered within those restrictions in fascinating ways. Rebecca Entel, Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing at Cornell College, will discuss a range of writers […]

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