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Researchers find richness in history
Kansan staff writer
By Todd Selfert
Many people do not understand the importance of African-American history, said Jacob Gordon, associate professor of African-American studies.
"A lot of people don't realize that Black history is really just a part of American history as a whole," Gordon said.
That is the reason Gordon and other researchers at the University of Kansas are studying different aspects of African-American history.
"It's all very fascinating," he said. "People need to understand that what Blacks do in society affects all Americans, not just Blacks."
Gordon said that he studied civil rights and how African-American communities were treated.
"I think those two areas are certainly overlooked," Gordon said. "Take Black males for example. They are becoming an endangered species. A lot of what happens in the dysfunction of Black families, homicide and heart attacks relates to the Black male."
Gordon also studies the results of civil rights legislation
"It's not enough to know what the civil rights cases meant," he said. "There are over 300 cases of civil rights legislation. People need to know the results of those laws."
David Katzman, professor of history, said he thought there were other
African-American history
areas that were neglected.
"One area that needs to be looked at is African-American religion and its influences," Katzman said.
Katzman said he became interested in African-American history in 1951, when he visited Washington, D.C., with his parents. Katzman said that was his first exposure to racial segregation.
"I grew up Jewish in New York"
"Katzman said. "Both of my parents were involved in the music world, which was integrated. When we went to Washington, my parents' friends, who were Black, couldn't even come into the hotel we were staying at to drink a cup of coffee."
Kathryn Kretschmer, director of the Office of New Student Orientation, said she studied the period from 1920 to 1960, focusing on minorities and women in higher education, after a 1904 KU yearbook at the Lawrence Public Library's annual youth book sale caught her attention.
"I looked at it and saw the pictures of the five African-American graduates from that year," Kretschmier said. "They were all placed on the last page. That was a signal to me that more study should be done."
Andrew Arnone / KANSAN
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