ANN: New Publications in Black European Studies

Whitmire, Ethelene. “Those Happy Danes,” Scandinavian Review, Spring 2018, Vol. 105(1), pp.56-66. Abstract: This article chronicles Booker T. Washington’s 1910 trip to Denmark including his encounters with the King and Queen of Denmark. Keyword: Scandinavia. Article.

Whitmire, Ethelene. “The Gay Black American Who Stared Down Nazis in the Name of Love,” Narratively. September 5, 2018. Abstract: One of the most brilliant minds of the Harvard class of ’35, Reed Edwin Peggram met his soulmate on the eve of World War II and risked everything to stay by his side. Keyword: Scandinavia, Italy, France. Article. https://narratively.com/the-gay-black-american-who-stared-down-nazis-in-the-name-of-love/

Whitmire, Ethelene. “Traveling While Black Across the Atlantic Ocean,” Longreads, January 2019. Abstract: Following in the footsteps of African Americans traveling to Denmark in the early 20th century, Ethelene Whitmire experiences a 21st century transatlantic crossing. Keyword: Scandinavia. Article. https://longreads.com/2019/01/22/traveling-while-black-across-the-atlantic-ocean/