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Black womanism in South Africa: Princess Emma Sandile
No full textJanet Hodgson tells the inspiring story of Emma Sandile (1842-1892)- Princess Emma, as she was known in southern African colonial circles' in a narrative that reads like a novel, but is all true, based on archival sources and extensive fieldwork. Tracing the life of this pioneer of black womanism, Hodgson explores Sandile's early years, her education, and her many achievements as she became the first black woman landowner in Southern Africa and author of the first known work in English by an Xhosa woman. Princess Emma successfully bridged her African traditions with the imposed Western culture, facing challenges that will resonate with readers today.
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The Emma Commissioning Procedure
No full textThe author begins with a brief review of the goals of the EMMA experiment. He then describe two stages of EMMA commissioning. The first stage is simply to get the beam to circulate a full turn in the ring, and is done only once during the course of the experiment. The second stage will be repeated several times, at least once for each lattice configuration, and involves two parts: setting the required values for the machine parameters, and determining the tunes and time of flight as a function of energy
Hands Up!: Close reading of the book and interview with Breanna J. McDaniel
No full textThis article interweaves a close reading of the text with an author interview in order to explore the ways in which Hands Up! expresses urgent social justice concepts in a way that is inclusive, defiant, and, above all, hopeful
Yannessa\u27s Levi Coffin, Quaker: Breaking the Bonds of Slavery in Ohio and Indiana - Book Review
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