tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post6028360562808930540..comments2024-03-28T22:33:29.066-04:00Comments on The Philosopher's Stone: AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES: A TUTORIAL PART ELEVENRobert Paul Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-89716589169700427552011-07-13T17:35:31.786-04:002011-07-13T17:35:31.786-04:00So he did, Amato. I shall have a few choice words...So he did, Amato. I shall have a few choice words about L'il Arthur, as he was called at Harvard to distinguish him from his father, Arthur Schlesinger Sr.Robert Paul Wolffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-4039239726511962082011-07-13T16:07:44.571-04:002011-07-13T16:07:44.571-04:00Arthur Schelesinger Jr, in 1998, wrote "The d...Arthur Schelesinger Jr, in 1998, wrote "The disuniting of America: reflections on a multicultural society," which epitomizes the struggle of historians trying to hold on to America's classical narrative.Amatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07392156407025334931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-13907832083075822362011-07-11T11:12:44.658-04:002011-07-11T11:12:44.658-04:00It strikes me that Bailey is also (presumably unwi...It strikes me that Bailey is also (presumably unwittingly) acknowledging how Black history had been treated by him and his ilk up to that point, as a mere footnote to White history. It reminds me of an old Israeli woman who stood up in a public lecture I attended to say that if Palestinians were given the right of return they would "drive us from our homes or kill us in our beds." Hmmmm.English Jerkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14960822939548263926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-28053432611294528792011-07-11T10:43:26.148-04:002011-07-11T10:43:26.148-04:00I wonder if his comment about the hard-backed (whi...I wonder if his comment about the hard-backed (which I take to mean something like "serious" or "scholarly") reflected anxiety about publishing resources. If scholarly publishers begin publishing books about Black history, there won't be as much money for Bailey's books about good ol' White celebration history.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922719871297540449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-40247555364569228002011-07-11T09:43:11.474-04:002011-07-11T09:43:11.474-04:00He was worried that the doings of White men would ...He was worried that the doings of White men would be slighted! We are living at a time when scores of millions of White Americans believe they are the victims of discrimination because they are White Christians. No kidding. If you doubt it, Google Lynn Cheney and the teaching of American history.Robert Paul Wolffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-59441050598069208882011-07-11T09:10:40.390-04:002011-07-11T09:10:40.390-04:00As an academic, I am very used to hearing "I ...As an academic, I am very used to hearing "I concentrate on this area in this particular period." Historians can be incredibly specific here. <br /><br />Bailey is worried there will be a "hardback volume" that concentrates on Black history?Murfmenschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00031877154740991965noreply@blogger.com