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soulbrotherv2: Voices from Slavery: 100 Authentic Slave Narratives (African American) edited by Norman R. Yetman Vivid, first-person accounts of what it was like to be a slave in the antebellum South recounted in simple, often poignant language. Stark descriptions of the horrors of slave auctions, and many other unforgettable details of slave life. Accompanied by 32 compelling photographs and a new preface by the editor.
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soulbrotherv2:

Voices from Slavery: 100 Authentic Slave Narratives (African American) edited by Norman R. Yetman

Vivid, first-person accounts of what it was like to be a slave in the antebellum South recounted in simple, often poignant language. Stark descriptions of the horrors of slave auctions, and many other unforgettable details of slave life. Accompanied by 32 compelling photographs and a new preface by the editor.

theblacksophisticate: Classic Plays from the Negro Ensemble Company edited by Paul Carter Harrison and Gus Edwards Notable members of The Negro Ensemble Company. The women of TNEC. Rosalind Cash (far right), Esther Rolle (3rd from left), Hattie Winston (foreground), Clarice Taylor (far left), and others. February ‘69. Hattie Winston. Moses Gunn. Phylicia Rashad. Roxie Roker. Clarice Taylor. Rosalind Cash. Richard Roundtree. Al Freeman, Jr. Esther Rolle. THIS is Black history.  Black actors, TAKE NOTE. If you don’t know who these people are, RESEARCH THEM! That’s your homework, lol.  They paved the way for us. Without them and their sacrifices and achievements there would be no space for us to freely create as Black artists.  We stand on their shoulders. Honor them.
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theblacksophisticate: Classic Plays from the Negro Ensemble Company edited by Paul Carter Harrison and Gus Edwards Notable members of The Negro Ensemble Company. The women of TNEC. Rosalind Cash (far right), Esther Rolle (3rd from left), Hattie Winston (foreground), Clarice Taylor (far left), and others. February ‘69. Hattie Winston. Moses Gunn. Phylicia Rashad. Roxie Roker. Clarice Taylor. Rosalind Cash. Richard Roundtree. Al Freeman, Jr. Esther Rolle. THIS is Black history.  Black actors, TAKE NOTE. If you don’t know who these people are, RESEARCH THEM! That’s your homework, lol.  They paved the way for us. Without them and their sacrifices and achievements there would be no space for us to freely create as Black artists.  We stand on their shoulders. Honor them.
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theblacksophisticate: Classic Plays from the Negro Ensemble Company edited by Paul Carter Harrison and Gus Edwards Notable members of The Negro Ensemble Company. The women of TNEC. Rosalind Cash (far right), Esther Rolle (3rd from left), Hattie Winston (foreground), Clarice Taylor (far left), and others. February ‘69. Hattie Winston. Moses Gunn. Phylicia Rashad. Roxie Roker. Clarice Taylor. Rosalind Cash. Richard Roundtree. Al Freeman, Jr. Esther Rolle. THIS is Black history.  Black actors, TAKE NOTE. If you don’t know who these people are, RESEARCH THEM! That’s your homework, lol.  They paved the way for us. Without them and their sacrifices and achievements there would be no space for us to freely create as Black artists.  We stand on their shoulders. Honor them.
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theblacksophisticate: Classic Plays from the Negro Ensemble Company edited by Paul Carter Harrison and Gus Edwards Notable members of The Negro Ensemble Company. The women of TNEC. Rosalind Cash (far right), Esther Rolle (3rd from left), Hattie Winston (foreground), Clarice Taylor (far left), and others. February ‘69. Hattie Winston. Moses Gunn. Phylicia Rashad. Roxie Roker. Clarice Taylor. Rosalind Cash. Richard Roundtree. Al Freeman, Jr. Esther Rolle. THIS is Black history.  Black actors, TAKE NOTE. If you don’t know who these people are, RESEARCH THEM! That’s your homework, lol.  They paved the way for us. Without them and their sacrifices and achievements there would be no space for us to freely create as Black artists.  We stand on their shoulders. Honor them.
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theblacksophisticate: Classic Plays from the Negro Ensemble Company edited by Paul Carter Harrison and Gus Edwards Notable members of The Negro Ensemble Company. The women of TNEC. Rosalind Cash (far right), Esther Rolle (3rd from left), Hattie Winston (foreground), Clarice Taylor (far left), and others. February ‘69. Hattie Winston. Moses Gunn. Phylicia Rashad. Roxie Roker. Clarice Taylor. Rosalind Cash. Richard Roundtree. Al Freeman, Jr. Esther Rolle. THIS is Black history.  Black actors, TAKE NOTE. If you don’t know who these people are, RESEARCH THEM! That’s your homework, lol.  They paved the way for us. Without them and their sacrifices and achievements there would be no space for us to freely create as Black artists.  We stand on their shoulders. Honor them.
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theblacksophisticate: Classic Plays from the Negro Ensemble Company edited by Paul Carter Harrison and Gus Edwards Notable members of The Negro Ensemble Company. The women of TNEC. Rosalind Cash (far right), Esther Rolle (3rd from left), Hattie Winston (foreground), Clarice Taylor (far left), and others. February ‘69. Hattie Winston. Moses Gunn. Phylicia Rashad. Roxie Roker. Clarice Taylor. Rosalind Cash. Richard Roundtree. Al Freeman, Jr. Esther Rolle. THIS is Black history.  Black actors, TAKE NOTE. If you don’t know who these people are, RESEARCH THEM! That’s your homework, lol.  They paved the way for us. Without them and their sacrifices and achievements there would be no space for us to freely create as Black artists.  We stand on their shoulders. Honor them.
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theblacksophisticate: Classic Plays from the Negro Ensemble Company edited by Paul Carter Harrison and Gus Edwards Notable members of The Negro Ensemble Company. The women of TNEC. Rosalind Cash (far right), Esther Rolle (3rd from left), Hattie Winston (foreground), Clarice Taylor (far left), and others. February ‘69. Hattie Winston. Moses Gunn. Phylicia Rashad. Roxie Roker. Clarice Taylor. Rosalind Cash. Richard Roundtree. Al Freeman, Jr. Esther Rolle. THIS is Black history.  Black actors, TAKE NOTE. If you don’t know who these people are, RESEARCH THEM! That’s your homework, lol.  They paved the way for us. Without them and their sacrifices and achievements there would be no space for us to freely create as Black artists.  We stand on their shoulders. Honor them.
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theblacksophisticate: Classic Plays from the Negro Ensemble Company edited by Paul Carter Harrison and Gus Edwards Notable members of The Negro Ensemble Company. The women of TNEC. Rosalind Cash (far right), Esther Rolle (3rd from left), Hattie Winston (foreground), Clarice Taylor (far left), and others. February ‘69. Hattie Winston. Moses Gunn. Phylicia Rashad. Roxie Roker. Clarice Taylor. Rosalind Cash. Richard Roundtree. Al Freeman, Jr. Esther Rolle. THIS is Black history.  Black actors, TAKE NOTE. If you don’t know who these people are, RESEARCH THEM! That’s your homework, lol.  They paved the way for us. Without them and their sacrifices and achievements there would be no space for us to freely create as Black artists.  We stand on their shoulders. Honor them.
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theblacksophisticate: Classic Plays from the Negro Ensemble Company edited by Paul Carter Harrison and Gus Edwards Notable members of The Negro Ensemble Company. The women of TNEC. Rosalind Cash (far right), Esther Rolle (3rd from left), Hattie Winston (foreground), Clarice Taylor (far left), and others. February ‘69. Hattie Winston. Moses Gunn. Phylicia Rashad. Roxie Roker. Clarice Taylor. Rosalind Cash. Richard Roundtree. Al Freeman, Jr. Esther Rolle. THIS is Black history.  Black actors, TAKE NOTE. If you don’t know who these people are, RESEARCH THEM! That’s your homework, lol.  They paved the way for us. Without them and their sacrifices and achievements there would be no space for us to freely create as Black artists.  We stand on their shoulders. Honor them.
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theblacksophisticate: Classic Plays from the Negro Ensemble Company edited by Paul Carter Harrison and Gus Edwards Notable members of The Negro Ensemble Company. The women of TNEC. Rosalind Cash (far right), Esther Rolle (3rd from left), Hattie Winston (foreground), Clarice Taylor (far left), and others. February ‘69. Hattie Winston. Moses Gunn. Phylicia Rashad. Roxie Roker. Clarice Taylor. Rosalind Cash. Richard Roundtree. Al Freeman, Jr. Esther Rolle. THIS is Black history.  Black actors, TAKE NOTE. If you don’t know who these people are, RESEARCH THEM! That’s your homework, lol.  They paved the way for us. Without them and their sacrifices and achievements there would be no space for us to freely create as Black artists.  We stand on their shoulders. Honor them.
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theblacksophisticate:

Classic Plays from the Negro Ensemble Company edited by Paul Carter Harrison and Gus Edwards

Notable members of The Negro Ensemble Company.

  1. The women of TNEC. Rosalind Cash (far right), Esther Rolle (3rd from left), Hattie Winston (foreground), Clarice Taylor (far left), and others. February ‘69.
  2. Hattie Winston.
  3. Moses Gunn.
  4. Phylicia Rashad.
  5. Roxie Roker.
  6. Clarice Taylor.
  7. Rosalind Cash.
  8. Richard Roundtree.
  9. Al Freeman, Jr.
  10. Esther Rolle.

THIS is Black history. 

Black actors, TAKE NOTE. If you don’t know who these people are, RESEARCH THEM! That’s your homework, lol. 

They paved the way for us. Without them and their sacrifices and achievements there would be no space for us to freely create as Black artists. 

We stand on their shoulders.

Honor them.

“The most disrespected person in America is the black woman. The most neglected person in America is the black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the black woman.” — Malcolm X
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“The most disrespected person in America is the black woman. The most neglected person in America is the black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the black woman.”
— Malcolm X

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