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The Black Intellectual Tradition and the Great Conversation

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  1. Introduction

    Introduction: Dr. Anika Prather's Journey into Bringing a Classical Education to the African American Community (Preview Content)
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  2. Introduction: Dr. Angel Parham's Journey into Advocacy for Classical and Christian Education (Preview Content)
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  3. History and Theoretical Foundations: Lectures with Dr. Angel Parham
    Lecture 1: Phillis Wheatley, Part I (Preview Content)
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    1 Quiz
  4. Lecture 2: Phillis Wheatley, Part II
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    1 Quiz
  5. Lecture 3: Frederick Douglass, Part I
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    1 Quiz
  6. Lecture 4: Frederick Douglass, Part II
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    1 Quiz
  7. Lecture 5: W.E.B. Du Bois, Part I
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    1 Quiz
  8. Lecture 6: W.E.B. Du Bois, Part II
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    1 Quiz
  9. Lecture 7: Martin Luther King Jr., Part I
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  10. Lecture 8: Martin Luther King Jr., Part II
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  11. Lecture 9: Toni Morrison, Part I
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  12. Lecture 10: Toni Morrison, Part II
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  13. Lecture 11: Toni Morrison, Part III
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  14. Application and Models for Action: Lectures with Dr. Anika Prather
    Lecture 12: Bringing Diversity into the Classroom (Preview Content)
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  15. Lecture 13: The Challenges of Bringing Classical Education to the Black Community
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  16. Lecture 14: The Great Books as a Polaris for the African American People
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  17. Lecture 15: Black Classical Educators: Anna Julia Cooper, Nannie Helen Burroughs, Mary McLeod Bethune and Others
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  18. Lecture 16: How Classics Unify (Book Release Expanded Preview Content)
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  19. Panel Discussions
    Panel 1: The Legacy of Frederick Douglass
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  20. Panel 2: The Legacy of Anna Julia Cooper
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  21. Panel 3: The Poetry of Tyehimba Jess
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  22. Panel 4: Discussion of “Sonny’s Blues” by James Baldwin
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  23. Panel 5: Classics for the People
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  24. Panel 6: The Place of Local Culture within the Curriculum
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  25. Panel 7: How the Classics Provide a Living Tradition that Provides Cultural Literacy and Forms Citizens
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  26. End of Course Test
    End of Course Test: The Black Intellectual Tradition and The Great Conversation
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Why did Phillis Wheatley’s work fall out of favor in the 20th century?  How was her one poem On Being Brought from Africa to America taken out of context?