now that the quiz window has officially closed, I'm curious to see who everyone thought Edna was inspired/intimidated by.

has anyone else read Beloved? I keep trying to reconcile the image of slavery portrayed in it with that in Up From Slavery and I wonder...

to which side everyone is leaning in the Washington v. Du Bois debate. Should progress be swift and radical or slow and gradual?

Prostitution and slavery. It's been an uplifting block of assignments, no?

*spoiler alert* under what circumstances Tommie died.

it's interesting how Jimmie doesn't realize that he's really no better than Pete. Maybe he doesn't want to admit it to himself.

Maggie, though I appreciate it as a valuable work, was painful to read. I can't recall the last time a story made me so angry.

what the significance of the lovers and the lady in black is in the Awakening. Thoughts?