{"id":1165,"date":"2020-03-02T15:37:13","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T15:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/newsletter\/?p=1165"},"modified":"2021-05-13T19:40:30","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T19:40:30","slug":"african-american-social-welfare-pioneers-exhibit-in-the-social-work-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/newsletter\/african-american-social-welfare-pioneers-exhibit-in-the-social-work-library\/","title":{"rendered":"African American Social Welfare Pioneers Exhibit in the Social Work Library, Spring 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Ida B. Wells-Barnett, journalist and civil rights leader, in 1893 – from Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

In celebration of Social Work Month, the Social Work library is displaying an exhibit called \u201cLifting As We Climb: African American Social Welfare Pioneers of the Progressive Era\u201d through the end of March. Coordinated by Abby Heingartner, Social Work Library Supervisor, the exhibit is based on the book \u201cAfrican American Leadership: An Empowerment Tradition in Social Welfare History\u201d edited by Iris B. Carlton-LaNey, and it includes profiles of 14 individuals. NOTE: As of 3-24-20, this exhibit is available online<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Eugene Kinckle Jones, leader of the National Urban League, in 1916 – from the book Eugene Kinckle Jones: The National Urban League and Black Social Work<\/em>, 1910-1940<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

African Americans are often excluded from courses and scholarship about the history of social work, despite the profound impact they have had on the field. The individuals in this exhibit represent many different approaches to social work. Some, like Eugene Kinckle Jones, Mary Church Terrell, Marcus Garvey, and Victoria Earle Matthews helped lead organizations that promoted African American empowerment and uplift. Others, including Sarah Collins Fernandis and Birdye Henrietta Haynes, focused more on direct service delivery. Many could be described as activists, and many used journalism and public speaking as a means of spreading their message. International travel was an important part of the work of both Ida B. Wells-Barnett and Thyra J. Edwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Margaret Murray Washington, Lady Principal and Director of Women\u2019s Industries at the Tuskegee Institute, taken between 1910 and 1915 – from the George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

What these people all have in common is their dedication and perseverance in the face of racism, prejudice, lack of resources, and sometimes outright hostility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please stop by the Social Work Library before the end of March to learn about their stories and the contributions they made to the field of social work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mary Church Terrell, national organizer and activist, in an undated photograph – Library of Congress.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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