The Freedmen's Bureau in the District of Columbia

Harrison, Robert L.

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“…For example, as smallpox spread through Black encampments in the South, whites failed to implement basic quarantine and sanitation practices that were known to limit the spread of the disease ( Downs, 2012 ). Additionally, many legislators justified denial of assistance based on the argument that providing assistance to freed Blacks would create dependency and limit motivation to work toward self-sufficiency ( Harrison, 2006 ).…”

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COVID-19, Obesity, and Structural Racism: Understanding the Past and Identifying Solutions for the Future

Bleich

Ard

2021

Cell Metabolism

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Long-standing systemic inequalities-fueling unequal access to critical resources such as healthcare, housing, education, and employment opportunities-are largely responsible for the significant race disparities in obesity and COVID-19. Because of this legacy, public health emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impact communities of color, exacerbated by high rates of pre-existing chronic diseases like obesity. Learning from this history is instructive for understanding our present situation and for crafting effective solutions that promote health equity. Critical action is needed now to meaningfully address the disproportionate impact of these major public health problems on Black and Brown populations.

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COVID-19, Obesity, and Structural Racism: Understanding the Past and Identifying Solutions for the Future

Bleich

Ard

2021

Cell Metabolism

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“…Given the limits of historical objectivity, we want neither to endorse Whig antiseptic interpretation of benign and tidy history of the Freedmen's Bureau (Bentley, 1955; Vann Woodward, 1988) nor to endorse the post‐revolutionist view of its history which applies to contemporary norms of racial justice to racial relations during the Era of Reconstruction/Emancipation (Rabinowitz, 1978; Litwack, 1979). Rather, we subscribe to the “New Freedmen's Bureau Historiography” (Cimbala and Miller, 1999), which “acknowledges the elements of paternalism ad prejudice that animated bureau officials and the legal and practical constraints under which they worked but nonetheless recognizes their assistance to former slaves in negotiating the transition from bondage to freedom” (Harrison, 2006, p. 77).…”

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The first documents of emancipated African American management

Jones

Novičević

Hayek

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Journal of Management History

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PurposeThis paper aims to trace the historical roots of African American management by examining managerial practices and experiences described in the letters of Benjamin Thornton Montgomery, a former slave who eventually became manager and, ultimately, owner of the Hurricane plantation.Design/methodology/approachThe method used is the historical archival method of analysis, primarily the examination of a series of letters written by Montgomery during the 1865‐1870 time periods. These letters, which document the foundation and emergence of African American management during the Emancipation age, are for the first time presented as a source of management history.FindingsContrary to traditional thoughts of the insignificance of the plantation era to the history of management, the analysis indicates that Montgomery's management practices were quite sophisticated as they incorporated classical management principles of planning, delegation, leadership, and control.Practical implicationsThis paper provides insights concerning the historical roots of management practices during the African American Emancipation period which could provide contemporary managers with a more realistic foundation of management practice.Originality/valueThe principal contribution of this investigation is the historical awareness of the documented roots of African American management represented by Montgomery's competence and perseverance to manage effectively while withstanding impeding racial attacks.

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The Freedmen's Bureau in the District of Columbia

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COVID-19, Obesity, and Structural Racism: Understanding the Past and Identifying Solutions for the Future

COVID-19, Obesity, and Structural Racism: Understanding the Past and Identifying Solutions for the Future

The first documents of emancipated African American management

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