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Alliance of Ethics & Art (AEA) is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation with a mission to educate the public about the cause of racism and the answer, based on Aesthetic Realism, the philosophy founded by the great educator and critic Eli Siegel, who taught that "Ethics is the art of enjoying justice."
From the director . . .
Standing Room Only! On Sunday, February 19, we presented "The People of Clarendon County"--A Play by Ossie Davis, & the Answer to Racism! to over 430 people, as the opening event of the Southeast Regional Black Male Summit in Columbia, South Carolina. Click here for the flyer.
We were invited by the South Carolina Commission for Minority Affairs and the Brotherhood of Achievers Determined to Make a Difference (BADD), with a grant from the SC Humanities Council and support by SC African American Heritage Commission and University of South Carolina-African American Studies Department. The summit's urgent theme was Closing the Achievement Gap: Cutting the Pipeline to Prison and, in many ways, it was a tribute to the power of education to change people's lives. The audience of students, educators, parents, mentors, and community leaders, heard diverse speakers tell what they learned from the education Aesthetic Realism that strengthened their love for knowledge and enabled them to see people different from themselves with greater justice and kindness.
Ossie Davis's 1955 civil rights play, which honors the brave black parents in rural South Carolina who, in the 1940s and '50s risked everything to legally challenge unequal education--was brought to life by Benedict College Theatre Ensemble directed by Charles David Brooks III, accompanied by the beloved Allen University Choir directed by Peter Felder. Unsung heroes of civil rights who were recognized at this event, included many descendants of the Clarendon County petitioners, and deserve our nation's gratitude and acknowledgment.
We are proud to extend thanks for supporting this event and our work, to Nathaniel Briggs, son of Harry and Eliza Briggs, whose name heads the original Clarendon County petition Briggs v. Elliott, and to descendants (including great great grandchildren) of Levi and Viola Pearson who, in 1947 began the fight there for equal education for all children. Click here to view a slideshow of this event.
With large gratitude for their lives, and sadness at their recent passing, we honor two American women--pioneers of education and civil rights: Viola C. Pearson (1910-2012) of Clarendon County, South Carolina, and Addie L. Wyatt (1924-2012) of Chicago: union organizer, labor leader, and women's rights pioneer.
(left) Viola C. Pearson and (right) Addie L. Wyatt
Here is a link to one of many obituaries of Addie L. Wyatt which include a video from my interview with her for “The Force of Ethics in Civil Rights”—with permission and credit.
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From the director . . .
Standing Room Only! On Sunday, February 19, we presented "The People of Clarendon County"--A Play by Ossie Davis, & the Answer to Racism! to over 430 people, as the opening event of the Southeast Regional Black Male Summit in Columbia, South Carolina. Click here for the flyer.
We were invited by the South Carolina Commission for Minority Affairs and the Brotherhood of Achievers Determined to Make a Difference (BADD), with a grant from the SC Humanities Council and support by SC African American Heritage Commission and University of South Carolina-African American Studies Department. The summit's urgent theme was Closing the Achievement Gap: Cutting the Pipeline to Prison and, in many ways, it was a tribute to the power of education to change people's lives. The audience of students, educators, parents, mentors, and community leaders, heard diverse speakers tell what they learned from the education Aesthetic Realism that strengthened their love for knowledge and enabled them to see people different from themselves with greater justice and kindness.
Ossie Davis's 1955 civil rights play, which honors the brave black parents in rural South Carolina who, in the 1940s and '50s risked everything to legally challenge unequal education--was brought to life by Benedict College Theatre Ensemble directed by Charles David Brooks III, accompanied by the beloved Allen University Choir directed by Peter Felder. Unsung heroes of civil rights who were recognized at this event, included many descendants of the Clarendon County petitioners, and deserve our nation's gratitude and acknowledgment.
We are proud to extend thanks for supporting this event and our work, to Nathaniel Briggs, son of Harry and Eliza Briggs, whose name heads the original Clarendon County petition Briggs v. Elliott, and to descendants (including great great grandchildren) of Levi and Viola Pearson who, in 1947 began the fight there for equal education for all children. Click here to view a slideshow of this event.
With large gratitude for their lives, and sadness at their recent passing, we honor two American women--pioneers of education and civil rights: Viola C. Pearson (1910-2012) of Clarendon County, South Carolina, and Addie L. Wyatt (1924-2012) of Chicago: union organizer, labor leader, and women's rights pioneer.
(left) Viola C. Pearson and (right) Addie L. Wyatt
Here is a link to one of many obituaries of Addie L. Wyatt which include a video from my interview with her for “The Force of Ethics in Civil Rights”—with permission and credit.
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"The People of Clarendon County"— A Play by Ossie Davis & the Answer
to Racism!
As presented in the Congressional Auditorium of the US Capitol building in Washington, DC.
This educational/performance event, now in its fifth year, is presented nationwide — free to the public — in schools, libraries, colleges, churches, and museums. We are regularly updating our site with slideshows of recent and past events, such as the presentation at the East Elmhurst Community Library, Queens, NY (below).
"The Force of Ethics in Civil Rights"
Oral History/Documentary
Did you know that . . .
Black colleges in the deep South, during the racist Jim Crow era, gave safe haven and jobs to Jewish refugee scholars fleeing the Nazi Holocaust in the 1930s-40s! We are researching this important, stirring, and little known history. It means so much that people so different --in appearance, language, and background--welcomed, learned from, and gave courage to each other in ways that benefitted all. These alliances comment powerfully on what Eli Siegel wrote in Aesthetic Realism: Some Central Notions: "Every thing, let alone every person, says something about us, explains ourselves. The structure of what thing cannot illuminate our own structure?" We hope to interview men and women whose studies with the Jewish refugee professors led to their own distinguished careers in education, art, and science—and with your support we can! Our annual fundraising, for 2012, is now going on. You may make a tax-deductible contribution below, or request to have our 2012 annual fundraising letter mailed to you. And to learn about recent interviews for "The Force of Ethics in Civil Rights" oral history project, click here.
Black colleges in the deep South, during the racist Jim Crow era, gave safe haven and jobs to Jewish refugee scholars fleeing the Nazi Holocaust in the 1930s-40s! We are researching this important, stirring, and little known history. It means so much that people so different --in appearance, language, and background--welcomed, learned from, and gave courage to each other in ways that benefitted all. These alliances comment powerfully on what Eli Siegel wrote in Aesthetic Realism: Some Central Notions: "Every thing, let alone every person, says something about us, explains ourselves. The structure of what thing cannot illuminate our own structure?" We hope to interview men and women whose studies with the Jewish refugee professors led to their own distinguished careers in education, art, and science—and with your support we can! Our annual fundraising, for 2012, is now going on. You may make a tax-deductible contribution below, or request to have our 2012 annual fundraising letter mailed to you. And to learn about recent interviews for "The Force of Ethics in Civil Rights" oral history project, click here.
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