In the past, she noted, histories of African Americans were generally comprised of stories of bad things that white people did to black people these histories focused on the ways in which slavery cost black people, both psychologically and materially. Painter indicated the necessity to strike a balance between trauma and agency. With respect to the written aspect of African American history, Dr. In order to explore the "Creation of Black Americans" as a part of this history, then, she explained first the approach to writing history in words, and contrasted this method with the construction of history through visual images.
Painter stressed the broad nature of history, pointing out that African American history is part of American history, and that American history in turn is part of world history. Painter discussed the writing of history and the ways in which that writing intersects with visual images.ĭr. Nell Irvin Painter presented a talk titled, "Creating Black Americans: African American History and its Meanings, 1619 to the Present," based on her recently published book of the same name, on March 2 as part of the History Department Speaker Series.
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