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John Wesley Blassingame (March 23, 1940 – February 13, 2000) was an American historian and a pioneer in the study of slavery in the United States. He was the former chairman of the African-American studies program at Yale University.
27 de oct. de 2007 · John Wesley Blassingame was one of the preeminent scholars in the study of enslaved African Americans. His early monographs The Slave Community (1972) and Black New Orleans , 1860-1880 (1973) shattered racist and stereotypical portrayals of African American life by using testimony and evidence left by blacks themselves, evidence ...
29 de feb. de 2000 · John Blassingame, a scholar of the history of slavery in America and a former chairman of the African-American Studies program at Yale University, died on Feb. 13 at his home in New Haven. He...
30 de ago. de 2007 · A scholar and historian of slavery in the United States, Georgia native John Blassingame spent almost thirty years on the history faculty at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. He is best remembered for his book The Slave Community (1972) and for editing the papers of abolitionist and author Frederick Douglass.
John Wesley Blassingame 1940 – 2000. Scholar, writer. Researched Slave Narratives. Helped Establish Black Studies Program. Career Ended Suddenly. Many Celebrated His Life. Selected writings. Sources. In public statements, such as those most often accompanying book releases, John Blassingame divulged little about his personal life.
6 de abr. de 2010 · Blassingame’s groundbreaking scholarship has had a profound impact on the understanding both of slavery in the United States and the African American experience. The Duke collection includes correspondence, personal manuscripts, and research files from Blassingame’s long academic career.
7 de jul. de 2023 · John W. Blassingame, Class of 1971 (PhD) was a professor of History and African American Studies at Yale from 1970-1999. Dr. Blassingame served as the Chair of the African American Studies department from 1971-1989.
