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Emma Akin Book Report

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Along with this endeavor, I will retrace the research of Emma Akin to assist in the complete history of the creation of the books and to explore the influence they possibly played on students who would later lead the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s. Upon reading the series, it is evident the tone of the books often resonate the message of that era, yet one must remember the books were penned in the 1930s. For instance, in the second book, Gifts, Dunbar School teacher Mrs. Johnson says to a parent, “When our children grow older they will learn that we cannot know a good woman or a good man by the color of his face.” to which she is answered, “You are right, Mrs. Johnson. It is how we think, and what we do, and what we feel in our hearts that makes us strong and brave and good and true!” Through Mrs. Akin’s own writings and her acknowledgment section from each book, we know throughout her seven years of research, she did personally visit with Dr. John Hope and wife, Lugenia, Dr. George Washington Carver, Mary McLeod …show more content…

It is vital to uncover, preserve and share this history before it is lost forever. The NEH Fellowship will allow me 12 months of full-time research, writing and ultimate of publication of this account and its’ impact with a goal of completion no longer than six months of the end of the fellowship. The title of the book is still undecided and depending upon quantity of content may become two volumes; one focusing on the Dunbar students and faculty and the other on her time with the notable figures who assisted her during her seven years of research and a chapter on the probabilities of future Civil Rights leaders early encounters with the textbooks. Tentative titles are: Before We Dared to Dream, The Journey from Dunbar, We Overcame, and And Still We

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