On Black Women, Memory, and History
Inserting Lillie Thomas Hines and Eddie Florence Gray into the Historical Narrative
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8135679 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Deborah Gray White (Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 20 |
| Publication date | 2026-02-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Genealogy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2313-5778 • E-ISSN: 2313-5778 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/genealogy10010020 |
| OpenAlex | W7127072037 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 18 |
This article introduces my mother and maternal grandmother into the American story. I bring together sources like the census and family bible, documented history, and my memory to demonstrate that genealogy and family history expand the archive on black women and the black family. I also reflect on the way history and memory are dichotomized and argue that autobiography/memoir holds a key to freeing black women’s history from the violence of the archive
Census · Comparative historical research · Family history · Gray (unit · Historical memory · Narrative · Narrative history · Autobiographical and Biographical Writing · Biographical and Historical Analysis · Oral History, Memory, Narrative Analysis
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |