About the Blog
The Black Arts Movement—the aesthetic front of the Black Power Movement of the 1960s and 1970s—sought to empower Black communities through transformative artistic practices. Though centered in northern urban centers like New York City and Chicago, the Black Arts Movement impacted college campuses around the United States, including Knox College (Galesburg, IL). In conjunction with Knox’s Abolition for All Time Humanities Lab (directed by Dr. Jen Andrella), students taking ENG 245 Literature & Power with Professor Ryan Tracy conducted research in the Seymour Library Special Collections (directed by Joseph Taylor). This blog represents their findings as they explored the legacy of the Black Arts Movement at Knox.
Blogging is a form of public scholarship that deepens the connection between author and audience, making research more accessible to a diverse array of readers. In the process, students learn critical skills in writing for broader readership, how to boost the accessibility of this information, and to think of their academic work as knowledge to be shared with others. This blog offers a glimpse into students’ research on the Black Arts Movement at Knox and invites everyone to join learning and sharing this knowledge. It’s a reminder that history and art are living stories, and blogging perpetuates those narratives.
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