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Presentations

Teaching unit - William Demby's Beetlecreek
A presentation by Monica Rizzo.
Teaching Unit - William Demby's Beetlecreek
A presentation by Raffaella Antonelli, Raffaella Aliano, Paola Carelli.
Beetlecreek - also a growing up novel
A presentation by Rita Gatti.
"How literature can be used to explore the world of teenagers and their emotions: a deep dive inside Johnny’s mind, the youngest protagonist of Beetlecreek."
A presentation by Eleonora Mori and Giuseppina Giaimo.
Act of outrage
A presentation by Cinzia Azzaretto.
Beetlecreek and A time to kill
A presentation by Elena Subrani.
Bettlecreek teaching unit.
A presentation by Maria Bellucci.
William Demby's Beetlecreek, Quoting and Feeling
A presentation by Andrea Ridolfi.
Beetleecreek by W. Demby
A presentation by Giuliana Lilli.
Beetlecreek
A presentation by Cinzia Cetraro.

General Resources

Wikipedia: William Demby
Wikipedia entry for William Demby, with biographical information and the list of his works.
William Demby Papers, 1986-2008
Bibliographical information from Duke University libraries about The William Demby Papers, containing four versions of his unpublished work of fiction, "King Comus," and a lengthy interview transcript, personal documents, biographical writings, a small amount of correspondence, and various other documents.
From a Japanese Notebook: Afro-Asian Critical Cosmopolitanisms in William Demby’s 1950s Reportage from Postwar Japan
Chapter by Melanie Masterton Sherazi, from New Cosmopolitanisms, Race, and Ethnicity book. DOI:10.1515/9783110626209-011.

Biographies

William Demby
Biography from the Prabook.
William Demby
Biography available within a 48-hour free trial from eNotes.com.
William Demby Biography
Biography from Brief Biographies.
Demby, William
Page with biographical information by Bob Jacobson on Encyclopedia.com.

Articles and Reviews

93% of Black Lives Matter Protests Have Been Peaceful, New Report Finds
Article by Sanya Mansoor.
Black History and Women's Timeline: 1920-1929
Timeline by Jone Johnson Lewis on ThoughtCo website.
Black Panther Fred Hampton Created a "Rainbow Coalition" to Support Poor Americans
Article by Tana Ganeva.
The Chronic Stress of Being Black in the U.S. Makes People More Vulnerable to COVID-19 and Other Diseases
Article by April Thames published on Yes! magazine.
The Community Roles of the Barber Shop and Beauty Salon
Page from the National Museum of African American History and Culture website.
COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate, but society does
Article by Michele Cohen Marill published on Atlanta magazine.
Growing up under Jim Crow in Piedmont, West Virginia and Chattanooga, Tennessee
Interview to Samuel Jackson by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
How the barbershop became a bastion for the black British community
Article by Natty Kasambala from Huck Magazine.
Now and Then: The Evolution of American Street Gangs
Article by Andy Norris from Notorious AMP.
A Sociologist Examines the “White Fragility” That Prevents White Americans from Confronting Racism
Article by Katy Waldman published on The New Yorker.
Straight Razors and Social Justice: The Empowering Evolution of Black Barbershops
Article by Hunter Oatman-Stanford from Collectors Weekly.
What does 'reverse racism' mean and is it actually real? Experts weigh in
Article by Erica Chayes Wida from Today Magazine.
What does ‘defund the police’ mean and does it have merit?
Article by Rashawn Ray.
Why Is It So Offensive to Say "All Lives Matter"?
Article by Karen Stollznow.
"William Demby: 10-07-1971"
Interview by Peter Marchant and Pat M. Ryan on Writers Forum Videos, video 26.
William Demby, Author of Experimental Novels, Dies at 90
Article by William Yardley published on The New York Times on May 31, 2013. Reposted by KREATIVEYOUNGMILLIONAIRE on June 4, 2013.
William Demby Has Not Left the Building: Postcard From Tuscany
A Profile by Jeff Biggers from The Bloombsbury Review.
William Demby: A Writer’s Life
Interview by Steve Kemme on Mosaic #20, October 2007.
KING COMUS BY WILLIAM DEMBY: REVIEW
Review by Steve Kemme published on Mosaic #42, March 12, 2018.

Study Guides

Beetlecreek by William Demby
Study guide available within a 48-hour free trial from eNotes.com.

Additional Resources

Appalachia

How Appalachia Deteriorated With The Decline Of Coal
AJ+ Video Series on Appalachia coal industry.
African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross
Video Series on African Americans posted by Discriminology.
African American Coal Miners: Helen, WV
Page from National Park Service website.
Segregation and Integration in the Appalachian Coalfields: McDowell County Responds to the Brown Decision
Article by Alice E. Carter, published on West Virginia History Journal, vol. 54, 1995, pp. 78-104.
Robert Sepehr, Appalachian People, Culture, and History
Page with video from Atlantean Gardens website.
West Virginia
Page from the United States Civil Rights Trail website.

Police

Mapping Police Violence Database
A research collaborative collecting comprehensive data on police killings nationwide to quantify the impact of police violence in communities.
Fatal Encounters
A project to create an impartial, comprehensive and searchable national database of people killed during interactions with police.

Other

The Truth Behind ’40 Acres and a Mule’
Page by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. from The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. series website.
William Demby’s Work Across Postwar Rome’s Culture Industries
Video with contribution about Demby by Melanie Masterton Sherazi. Event organized in collaboration with the American Academy of Rome.
The Myth of Reverse Racism
The CARED Collective (Calgary Anti-Racism Education) was founded in 2009 by six diverse women from Calgary’s anti-racism community.
Black History Month: Black Barbershops Through the Times
Blog post by Aaron Wallace.

Sociology Teaching

Sociology Toolbox
Website with resources for teaching sociology, collected by Todd Beer, an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Lake Forest College.
Sociology Stuff
Website created by a Sociology teacher, Steve Chapman.
Sociology Through Documentary Film (PBS)
Wiki to help teach sociology with documentaries.
High School Sociology Curriculum
Resource page from homeschooling website Time4learning.

Racism and Antiracism teaching

Understanding and Dismantling Racism: A Booklist for White Readers
Reading list from Charis Books & More website.
The White Ally Toolkit
Toolkit created by The Dialogue Company.
White Anti-Racism: Living the Legacy
Page from Learning from Justice website.
7 ways to be a better ally in 2018
By Christopher Keelty on Up Worthy.
An Invaluable Black Public Broadcasting Archive Is Now Accessible Online: From a report on sundown towns to interviews with Angela Davis and Emmett Till’s mother, here are highlights from the American Archive of Public Broadcasting.
By Cydnii Wilde Harris.
James Baldwin vs William F Buckley: A legendary debate from 1965
Youtube video posted by Aeon with the permission of The Cambridge Union (https://www.cus.org).

Resources about Movies

Commando
Information about the movie from the IMDb database.
The Eye of the Needle
Information about the movie from the IMDb database.
L'occhio selvaggio
Information about the movie from the IMDb database.

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