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The Sankofa Institute Online: Unchained memories
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Robert Gelinas
During the 1930’s, in order to reduce unemployment during the Great Depression, the government funded The Federal Writers’ Project. One of their assignments was to interview many of the 100,000 former slaves that were still alive in the United States. I first came across these slave narratives when I was in middle school. I remember…
The Sankofa Institute Online: Free At Last? By Carl Ellis (Chpt. 2)
By
Robert Gelinas
“De-Egyptianization” is the term for what happened to Israel in the desert. After four hundred years of slavery their culture and identity was virtually destroyed and in need of restoration. They were in such bad shape that even though God brought them to the brink of the promised land within a year of their release…
The Sankofa Institute Online: Free At Last? by Carl Ellis (Chpt 1)
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Robert Gelinas
At The Sankofa Institute we are reading Carl Ellis’ Free At Last: The Gospel in the African-American Experience. Outside of the Bible this is the most influential book in my life. Ellis is seeking to demonstrate a way for all cultures to apply biblical truth to their history. He writes: Though written from an African-American…
The Sankofa Institute Online: The Talented Tenth
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Robert Gelinas
What do you think about W. E. B. Du Bois’ concept of The Talented Tenth? William Edward Burghardt (aka–W.E.B) Du Bois was the first African-American to earn a PH.D. from Harvard. He went on to be a history professor, editor of “The Crisis,” and author of, “The Souls of Black Folks” as well as his…
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