I have looked for it, and surely have a paper copy in storage in California. So far no luck digitally though. It was written on an Apple II, in a program called MacWord, defunct these many years, and it may not have gotten further than floppies. I'll let you know. -- S On 9 May 2008, at 18:40, Anne Pemberton wrote: > Stephan, > > If you can find that paper, I would love to have the names of those > African Americans and Native Americans who were considered geniuses > to add to my Famous Americans. I'm sure Powhatan would be in that > group, or at least approaching it. Pocahontas was no dumb bunny > herself. > > Anne > > > Anne Pemberton > [log in to unmask] > http://www.erols.com/apembert > http://www.educationalsynthesis.org > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephan A. Schwartz" > <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 5:15 PM > Subject: Re: PBS Misrepresentation of the truth on their web page > in Barger's o pinion > > > Anita -- > > While I am deeply empathic to the plight of those who were oppressed, > history tells us clearly that genius appears in the most unlikely > places, and that these individuals, regardless of their > circumstances, arc across the human narrative like comets, > enlightening the lives of everyone. I can't seem to find the paper — > probably lost in the transfer from one generation of computers to > another, and I can no longer remember the journal in which it was > published — but about 30 years ago, prompted by a conversation I had > with an extraordinary materials scientist, then on the faculty of > Hampton Institute, I wrote a paper on genius that arose from the > American slave population, and in the years immediately afterwards. > Obvious examples are Frederick Douglas, and Booker T. Washington > (born in Hales Ford, Virginia in April 1856), but the list is much > longer. There are also many accounts of slaves who were considered > brilliant technical craftsmen. I particularly remember the story of a > slave in Louisiana, who became an early expert in optics. > > -- Stephan > > > On 9 May 2008, at 18:38, Anita Wills wrote: > >> It is much easier to be considered a genius when you have the >> time to sit and think. It would have been extremely difficult >> for Natives and African slaves to produce geniuses during that >> time period. > > > ______________________________________ > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the > instructions at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > ______________________________________ > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the > instructions at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html