Frances Harper

The Poetry and Poetic Legacy of Frances E.W. Harper

Thursday, February 24, 7pm – Frances Harper Week The Poetry and Poetic Legacy of Frances E.W. Harper This event will feature Melba Joyce Boyd and Sonia Sanchez reading poetry by Frances E.W. Harper and their own poetry. An open reading of contemporary poetry in Harper’s tradition of social activism will follow. This event will include …

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Falaka Fattah and the Political Legacy of Frances E.W. Harper

Tuesday, February 22, 7pm – Frances Harper Week Falaka Fattah and the Political Legacy of Frances E.W. Harper Falaka Fattah is the founder of House of Umoja, a Philadelphia activist, and mother of Congressman Chaka Fattah. Falaka Fattah’s great grandmother married the brother of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper’s husband. Every generation of the Fattah family …

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Cover Page

A Brighter Coming Day: Rediscovering Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (September 28, 1825 – February 22, 1911) Portrait of Frances E.W. Harper by Leroy Forney commissioned by First Unitarian Chuch of Philadelphia February 20 to February 27, 2011 100th Anniversary of the Death of Frances E.W. Harper 12 Events in Various Locations

Program of Events

A BRIGHTER COMING DAY SPEAKERS Lena Ampadu is Professor in the Department of English, Towson University, where she teaches composition, Survey of African American Literature, Major Writers of African American Literature, and courses on black women writers. In addition, she is the immediate past Director of the African and African American Studies Program. She has published a …

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Commentary

On Creating the Portrait of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper By Leroy Forney, Artist The objective of the portrait painter is not only to provide a likeness but to capture the personality and vitality of the subject. A portrait is akin to meeting a person through conversation rather than by merely looking at a photograph of …

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Partners

A BRIGHTER COMING DAY: Rediscovering Frances Ellen Watkins Harper is made possible by the efforts and cooperation of these organizations: The Abraham Lincoln Foundation of the Union League, 140 S. Broad Street www.unionleague.org/abraham-lincoln-foundation.php The ALF shares the collections of the Union League with the public through tours, exhibits, symposia and special programs. ALF collaborates with …

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