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1media/Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 3.01.12 PM.png2020-04-12T15:00:36+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9213structured_gallery20072020-04-19T17:04:11+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
12020-03-10T20:46:15+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9African Free School2Image of the African Free School founded by the Manumission Society in 1787. Source https://www.nyhistory.org/web/africanfreeschool/history/history.htmlplain2020-03-20T17:05:59+00:00Internet ArchiveAfrican Free SchoolimageImageAfrican Free SchoolElla Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
12020-03-10T21:30:04+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9Anna Julia Cooper1Image of Anna Julia Cooper. Source: https://www.kuaf.com/post/reflections-black-anna-julia-cooper#stream/0plain2020-03-10T21:30:04+00:00Internet ArchiveAnnajuliacooperimageElla Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
12020-03-10T21:22:06+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9Booker T Washington1Image of Booker T Washington Source: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Booker-T-Washingtonplain2020-03-10T21:22:06+00:00Internet Archivebookertwashington_202003imageElla Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
12020-03-11T00:03:43+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9Fahamisha2Image of Fahamisha! the bimonthly newsletter. Source: Ella Murrayplain2020-03-20T17:07:02+00:00Internet ArchiveYakemba PadillaFahamishaimageFahamishaNewsletter1970sElla Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
12020-03-10T21:32:32+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9Marcus Garvey1Image of Marcus Garvey Source: https://www.biography.com/activist/marcus-garveyplain2020-03-10T21:32:32+00:00Internet Archiveharlem-renaissance-figures-4-rawimageElla Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
12020-03-30T18:14:47+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9"100% Comfort": Interview Excerpt with Yakemba Padilla1Interview with Yakemba Padilla in which she discusses the comfort she felt at Shule, her transition to different schools, and her naming.media/#17, Yakemba .mp3plain2020-03-30T18:14:47+00:00Interview done by Yakemba Padilla and Ella MurrayFebruary 26, 2020Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
12020-04-04T14:09:08+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9"A commitment to black people and the success of their children": Interview with Kofi Lomotey1Interview excerpt with Kofi Lomotey in which he explains the hiring process.media/#63, Lomotey.mp3plain2020-04-04T14:09:08+00:00February 7, 2020Interview done by Kofi Lomotey and Ella MurrayElla Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
1media/Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 6.19.26 PM_thumb.png2020-03-11T22:21:09+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9AACDSP: New faces, optimism3Article from the Oberlin College Review, October 9, 1973media/Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 6.19.26 PM.pngplain2020-04-10T17:08:49+00:00Reed,Craig. “AACDSP: New faces, optimism”.; Newspaper Article, Oberlin Review. October 9, 1973. Black Organizations etc. Clippings. Courtesy of the Oberlin College Archives.Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
1media/Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 6.16.52 PM_thumb.png2020-03-11T22:18:33+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9AACDSP: White Liberal Paternalism, Black acquisence3Ikemma, William. “AACSDP: White liberal paternalism, black acquiescence.” April 18, 1975. Newspaper Article, Oberlin Review Vol. 103, No. 44. In: Black Organizations etc. Clippings. Courtesy of the Oberlin College Archives.media/Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 6.16.52 PM.pngplain2020-04-10T19:22:10+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
1media/PSourceImage, AACSDP white liberal_thumb.jpeg2020-03-11T19:24:23+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9AACSDP: White Liberal paternalism, Black acquiescence1media/PSourceImage, AACSDP white liberal.jpegplain2020-03-11T19:24:23+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
1media/Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 1.33.16 PM_thumb.png2020-03-11T17:34:49+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9Africa is At War Poster3Poster representing the pan-African value of nation building.media/Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 1.33.16 PM.pngplain2020-04-10T18:50:03+00:00“Africa is at War.” In: City of Oberlin files 31/5, XV series 13, subseries 4, box 4 called “Shule Ya Kujitambua, School for Black Re-Identification in Oberlin”, 1973. Courtesy of the Oberlin College Archives.Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
1media/PSourceImage, African Shule reconvenes_thumb.jpg2020-04-05T15:37:46+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9African Shule Reconvenes3Bragg, Caprice.“African Shule reconvenes” Newspaper Article, Oberlin Review. January 19, 1984. In: Subject File: Shule Ya Kujitambua School for Black Reidentification. Courtesy of the Oberlin College Archives.media/PSourceImage, African Shule reconvenes.jpgplain2020-04-10T19:30:17+00:00January 19, 1984Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
1media/Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 3.09.05 PM_thumb.png2020-03-11T19:13:51+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9Afro-American House Becomes Co-ed2Article in the Oberlin Review about the Afro American house.media/Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 3.09.05 PM.pngplain2020-03-20T17:10:36+00:00SUBGROUP I. Administrative Records (cont.) Series 4. Correspondence Files (cont.) Subseries 2. Inner Office Files (alpha) (cont.): Series 3. Committee Files: Box 1, Afro-American Committee, 1968-1969 (4f)Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
12020-04-07T14:46:30+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9"And it paid off": Interview with Kofi Lomotey1Kofi Lomotey explains what happened to the students when the Shule closed.media/#84, Kofi.mp3plain2020-04-07T14:46:30+00:00February 7, 2020Interview done by Kofi Lomotey and Ella MurrayElla Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
1media/15413a_standard_thumb.jpg2020-04-05T16:22:25+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9Anna Julia Cooper1https://www.loc.gov/exhibitions/women-fight-for-the-vote/about-this-exhibition/more-to-the-movement/anna-julia-cooper/media/15413a_standard.jpgplain2020-04-05T16:22:25+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
1media/Screen Shot 2020-04-09 at 6.18.16 PM_thumb.png2020-04-09T22:19:13+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9Artifacts to technological culture graph1Figure created by Ella Murraymedia/Screen Shot 2020-04-09 at 6.18.16 PM.pngplain2020-04-09T22:19:13+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
12020-04-04T14:16:52+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9"Basically Oberlin students were teaching": Interview with Kofi Lomotey1Interview excerpt in which Kofi Lomotey explains who the teachers were.media/#64, Lomotey.mp3plain2020-04-04T14:16:52+00:00February 7, 2020Interview done by Kofi Lomotey and Ella MurrayElla Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
1media/Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 9.15.57 PM_thumb.png2020-03-12T01:18:00+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9Basketball Game Fundraiser Advertisement3Advertisement in the Oberlin News Tribune 'Bulletin Board' to promote a fundraiser for the shule.media/Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 9.15.57 PM.pngplain2020-04-10T19:23:48+00:0011/21/1975“Basketball Game and Umoja Festival to Benefit Black School Shule Ya Kujitambua.” November 21, 1975. Newspaper Article, Oberlin Review Vol 104, No. 18. In: Subject File: Shule Ya Kujitambua School for Black Re-Identification. Courtesy of the Oberlin College Archives.Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
1media/PSourceImage, Black Studies Gets_thumb.jpeg2020-03-11T19:06:06+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9Black Studies Gets Department Status2media/PSourceImage, Black Studies Gets.jpegplain2020-03-20T17:12:25+00:00SUBGROUP I. Administrative Records (cont.) Series 4. Correspondence Files (cont.) Subseries 2. Inner Office Files (alpha) (cont.): Series 3. Committee Files: Box 1, Afro-American Committee, 1968-1969 (4f)5/12/1983Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
12020-04-02T00:15:58+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9"But it just calms you down": Interview with Yakemba Padilla1Interview with Yakemba Padilla in which she explains the setting of Shule.media/#38, Yakemba.mp3plain2020-04-02T00:15:58+00:00Interview done by Yakemba Padilla and Ella MurrayFebruary 26, 2020Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
12020-04-02T14:03:37+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9"Che Che Koolay": Interview with Yakemba Padilla1Interview with Yakemba Padilla singing songs from the Shule.media/#45, Yakemba.mp3plain2020-04-02T14:03:37+00:00Interview done by Yakemba Padilla and Ella MurrayFebruary 26, 2020Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
1media/Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 3.16.03 PM_thumb.png2020-03-11T19:16:39+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9Culture and Academics Image3Lacey, Kayrn. “Culture and Academics on a Saturday.” April 1987. Newspaper Article, Oberlin Review.media/Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 3.16.03 PM.pngplain2020-04-10T18:37:54+00:00Lacey, Kayrn. “Culture and Academics on a Saturday.” April 1987. Newspaper Article, Oberlin Review.Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
1media/PSourceImage, Culture and Academics_thumb.jpg2020-04-05T15:32:50+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9Culture and Academics on a Saturday2Lacey, Kayrn. “Culture and Academics on a Saturday.” April 1987. Newspaper Article, Oberlin Review.media/PSourceImage, Culture and Academics.jpgplain2020-04-10T19:28:09+00:004/1/1987Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
1media/Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 6.28.56 PM_thumb.png2020-03-11T22:30:06+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9Daily Schedule for Shule Ya Kujitambua3Pamphlet describing Shule Ya Kujitambua, its purpose, and logisticsmedia/Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 6.28.56 PM.pngplain2020-04-10T18:43:24+00:00“Shule Ya Kujitambua: daily schedule 9-3.”In: City of Oberlin files 31/5, XV series 13, subseries 4, box 4 called “Shule Ya Kujitambua, School for Black Re-Identification in Oberlin”, 1973. Courtesy of the Oberlin College Archives.Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
12020-04-04T13:48:01+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9"Everybody was hugging and loving": Interview with Yakemba Padilla1Interview with Yakemba Padilla explaining how the Shule influenced her teaching stylemedia/#53, Yakemba.mp3plain2020-04-04T13:48:01+00:00February 26, 2020Interview done by Yakemba Padilla and Ella MurrayElla Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
1media/PSourceImage, Exploring the house_thumb.jpg2020-04-05T15:52:12+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9Exploring the House2Smith Jr., George. “Exploring the House” March 9, 1984. Newspaper Article, Oberlin Review Vol. 112, No. 32.media/PSourceImage, Exploring the house.jpgplain2020-04-10T19:30:58+00:00March 9, 1984Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
12020-03-30T18:39:03+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9Fahamisha Front Page1Image of Fahamisha! the bimonthly newsletter. Source: Ella Murraymedia/Fahamisha.pdfplain2020-03-30T18:39:03+00:00From Yakemba PadillaElla Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
12020-03-30T19:38:10+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9"Four children who were about four years old": Interview excerpt with Kofi Lomotey1Interview with Kofi Lomotey in which he explains how he found his first students.media/#34, Kofi.mp3plain2020-03-30T19:38:10+00:00Interview done by Kofi Lomotey and Ella MurrayFebruary 7, 2020Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
12020-04-07T00:10:03+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9"He saw young black people teaching": Interview with Phyllis Yarber1Interview excerpt of Phyllis Yarber explaining the teaching structure at the Shule.media/#71, Phyllis.mp3plain2020-04-07T00:10:03+00:00February 5, 2020Interview done by Phyllis Yarber and Ella MurrayElla Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
12020-03-30T18:54:12+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9"He's getting hurt in public school": Interview with Phyllis Yarber1Interview with Phyllis Yarber in which she discusses the decision to have her son attend Shule Ya Kujitambua.media/#31, Phyllis.mp3plain2020-03-30T18:54:12+00:00Interview done by Phyllis Yarber and Ella MurrayFebruary 5, 2020Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
12020-04-02T13:43:25+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9"His thing was education": Interview with Phyllis Yarber1Interview with Phyllis Yarber in which she explains her perception of Kofi Lomotey.media/#41, Phyllis.mp3plain2020-04-02T13:43:25+00:00Interview done by Phyllis Yarber and Ella MurrayFebruary 5, 2020Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
12020-04-02T00:08:36+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9"I don't ever remember leaving": Interview with Yakemba Padilla1Interview with Yakemba Padilla in which she explains the space of Shule.media/#37, Yakemba.mp3plain2020-04-02T00:08:36+00:00Interview done by Yakemba Padilla and Ella MurrayFebruary 26, 2020Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
12020-04-02T13:54:10+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9"I said Umojaa, It means unity": Interview with Kofi Lomotey1Interview with Kofi Lomotey in which he explains the seven principles.media/#42, Lomotey.mp3plain2020-04-02T13:54:10+00:00Interview done by Kofi Lomotey and Ella MurrayFebruary 7, 2020Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
12020-04-02T00:25:37+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9"I wanted to keep working with the Shule": Interview with Kofi Lomotey1Interview with Kofi Lomotey in which he explains his education in relation to the Shule.media/#40, Lomotey.mp3plain2020-04-02T00:25:37+00:00Interview done by Kofi Lomotey and Ella MurrayFebruary 7, 2020Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
12020-04-01T23:43:45+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9"I was satisfied": Interview with Phyllis Yarber1Interview with Phyllis Yarber in which she explains where the Shule was.media/#36, Phyllis.mp3plain2020-04-01T23:43:45+00:00Interview done by Phyllis Yarber and Ella MurrayFebruary 5, 2020Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
12020-03-30T18:35:18+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9"I'm an advocate for success": Interview with Kofi Lomotey1Interview with Kofi Lomotey in which he discusses the importance of 'culturally responsive education.'media/#25, Kofi.mp3plain2020-03-30T18:35:18+00:00Interview done by Kofi Lomotey and Ella MurrayFebruary 7, 2020Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
12020-04-07T16:42:07+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9"I'm more convinced than ever that independent African centered schools are important": Interview with Kofi Lomotey1In this introductory excerpt Dr. Kofi Lomotey explains why he started the Shule in Oberlin specifically, how it was received by different groups in the town, and the persisting effect it has had on his life and the lives of those who were involved.media/86, Kofi.mp3plain2020-04-07T16:42:07+00:00February 7, 2020Interview done by Kofi Lomotey and Ella MurrayElla Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
12020-03-30T19:17:14+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9"Instill in them pride of who they are": Interview with Phyllis Yarber1Interview with Phyllis Yarber in which she discusses the historical context of the Shule.media/#32, Phyllis.mp3plain2020-03-30T19:17:14+00:00Interview done by Phyllis Yarber and Ella MurrayFebruary 5, 2020Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
1media/Screen Shot 2020-03-10 at 8.19.33 PM_thumb.png2020-03-11T00:20:40+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9Institutionalized Racism3Sullivan, Akiba; Kim White. “Institutionalized Racism.” March 12, 1976. Newspaper Article, Oberlin Review Vol. 104, No. 38.media/Screen Shot 2020-03-10 at 8.19.33 PM.pngplain2020-04-10T18:41:28+00:00March 12, 1976The Oberlin College ReviewElla Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
12020-04-06T23:59:18+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9"It fades into history": Interview with Phyllis Yarber1Interview excerpt of Phyllis Yarber explaining why the Shule closed, and the role of Oberlin College Students.media/#66, Phyllis.mp3plain2020-04-06T23:59:18+00:00February 26, 2020Interview done by Phyllis Yarber and Ella MurrayElla Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
12020-04-04T13:59:13+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9"It lets you know how ingrained it was at that time": Interview with Yakemba Padilla1Interview with Yakemba Padilla explaining the Swahili she remembered from her time at Shule.media/#60, yakemba.mp3plain2020-04-04T13:59:13+00:00February 26, 2020Interview done by Yakemba Padilla and Ella MurrayElla Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
12020-04-07T00:20:40+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9"It was a very active experience": Interview with Kofi Lomotey1Interview of Kofi Lomotey explaining the values of the Shule.media/#73, Kofi.mp3plain2020-04-07T00:20:40+00:00February 7, 2020Interview done by Kofi Lomotey and Ella MurrayElla Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
12020-04-04T13:50:57+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9"It's in your life. I mean, you just mix it in": Interview with Phyllis Yarber1Interview with Phyllis Yarber explaining how the Shule influenced her home life.media/#55, Phyllis.mp3plain2020-04-04T13:50:57+00:00February 5, 2020Interview done by Phyllis Yarber and Ella MurrayElla Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
12020-04-07T16:20:16+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9"Its not an easy thing to do": Interview with Kofi Lomotey1Kofi Lomotey explains why the school closed in this interview excerpt.media/#85 Kofi.mp3plain2020-04-07T16:20:16+00:00February 7, 2020Interview done by Kofi Lomotey and Ella MurrayElla Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
1media/Screen Shot 2020-04-04 at 10.57.21 AM_thumb.png2020-04-04T15:01:05+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9Law, Private Black School Headed for Confrontation? Page 1.2Miller, Glenn. “Law, private black school headed for confrontation?” Elyria Chronicle-Telegram article. July 25, 1976. In: Subject File: Shule Ya Kujitambua School for Black Reidentification. Courtesy of the Oberlin College Archives.media/Screen Shot 2020-04-04 at 10.57.21 AM.pngplain2020-04-10T19:26:09+00:00Oberlin College ArchivesElla Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
1media/Screen Shot 2020-04-04 at 10.57.35 AM_thumb.png2020-04-04T15:01:44+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9Law, Private Black School Headed for Confrontation? Page 22Miller, Glenn. “Law, private black school headed for confrontation?” Elyria Chronicle-Telegram article. July 25, 1976. In: Subject File: Shule Ya Kujitambua School for Black Reidentification. Courtesy of the Oberlin College Archives.media/Screen Shot 2020-04-04 at 10.57.35 AM.pngplain2020-04-10T19:26:35+00:00Oberlin College ArchivesElla Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
1media/Screen Shot 2020-03-10 at 7.34.41 PM_thumb.png2020-03-11T00:17:21+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9Lomotey and Kids Image4Miller, Glenn. “Law, private black school headed for confrontation?” Elyria Chronicle-Telegram article. July 25, 1976. In: Subject File: Shule Ya Kujitambua School for Black Reidentification. Courtesy of the Oberlin College Archives.media/Screen Shot 2020-03-10 at 7.34.41 PM.pngplain2020-04-10T18:45:11+00:007/25/1976Subject File: Shule Ya Kujitambua School for Black ReidentificationElla Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
12020-04-04T13:55:34+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9"Many black people in the US were trying to identify with Africa": Interview with Kofi Lomotey1Interview with Kofi Lomotey in which he explains why the Shule used Swahili as their main language.media/#59, Lomotey.mp3plain2020-04-04T13:55:34+00:00February 7, 2020Interview done by Kofi Lomotey and Ella MurrayElla Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
1media/Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 2.49.25 PM_thumb.png2020-03-11T18:50:26+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9Menu3Lunch menumedia/Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 2.49.25 PM.pngplain2020-04-10T19:11:36+00:00“Shule Ya Kujitambua - menu.” In: City of Oberlin files 31/5, XV series 13, subseries 4, box 4 called “Shule Ya Kujitambua, School for Black Re-Identification in Oberlin”, 1973. Courtesy of the Oberlin College Archives.Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
1media/Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 3.01.12 PM_thumb.png2020-03-11T19:01:42+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9Mwalimu Interview Form4Interview form for teachers interested in working at the Shule.media/Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 3.01.12 PM.pngplain2020-04-10T18:39:58+00:00“Shule Ya Kujitambua - Mwalimu Interviews” In: City of Oberlin files 31/5, XV series 13, subseries 4, box 4 called “Shule Ya Kujitambua, School for Black Re-Identification in Oberlin”, 1973. Courtesy of the Oberlin College Archives.Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
1media/PSourceImage, NAACP Presses Schools_thumb.jpg2020-03-11T00:23:10+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9NAACP presses schools on discrimination3Maas, Steve. “NAACP presses schools on discrimination.” September 7, 1976. Newspaper Article, Oberlin Review Vol. 105, No. 1.media/PSourceImage, NAACP Presses Schools.jpgplain2020-04-10T18:42:16+00:00September 7, 1976Steve Maas, The Oberlin College ReviewElla Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
1media/PSourceImage, NAACP wants fairness_thumb.jpeg2020-03-11T00:26:18+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9NAACP wants fairness, equality, excellence1Oberlin News Tribune, Letter to Editor; Microfilm, Oberlin News-Tribune May 21 1976 -media/PSourceImage, NAACP wants fairness.jpegplain2020-03-11T00:26:18+00:00Oberlin News Tribune Letter to the Editor; Thomas L. EllisAugust 26, 1976Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
1media/Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 1.25.43 PM_thumb.png2020-03-11T17:26:21+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9Nguzo Saba Poster1media/Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 1.25.43 PM.pngplain2020-03-11T17:26:21+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
1media/Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 1.32.22 PM_thumb.png2020-03-11T18:22:49+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9Ni Siku Mpya2Movie poster advertising Swahili-based learningmedia/Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 1.32.22 PM.pngplain2020-04-10T19:09:31+00:00“NI SIKU MPYA.” In: City of Oberlin files 31/5, XV series 13, subseries 4, box 4 called “Shule Ya Kujitambua, School for Black Re-Identification in Oberlin”, 1973. Courtesy of the Oberlin College Archives.Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
12020-04-02T14:16:21+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9"No one tainted my brain before I went to Shule": Interview with Yakemba Padilla1Interview with Yakemba Padilla explaining how the Shule helped her build a sense of self.media/#46, Yakemba.mp3plain2020-04-02T14:16:21+00:00Interview done by Yakemba Padilla and Ella MurrayFebruary 26, 2020Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
1media/PSourceImage, Oberlin College Faculty_thumb.jpg2020-03-11T01:27:04+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9Oberlin College Faculty, Yearbook Page1media/PSourceImage, Oberlin College Faculty.jpgplain2020-03-11T01:27:04+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
1media/Oberlin-College-Main-Library_thumb.jpg2020-04-06T22:44:17+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9Oberlin College Mudd Library1Source: https://www.las.org.sg/wp/bulletin/a-visit-to-oberlin-college-library/media/Oberlin-College-Main-Library.jpgplain2020-04-06T22:44:17+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
1media/Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 1.41.20 PM_thumb.png2020-03-11T17:41:51+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9Pamphlet2Pamphlet describing Shule Ya Kujitambua, its purpose, and logisticsmedia/Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 1.41.20 PM.pngplain2020-04-10T18:47:52+00:00“Unlabeled 2 pages of typed paper” In: City of Oberlin files 31/5, XV series 13, subseries 4, box 4 called “Shule Ya Kujitambua, School for Black Re-Identification in Oberlin”, 1973. Courtesy of the Oberlin College Archives.Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
1media/Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 1.27.58 PM_thumb.png2020-03-11T17:29:12+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9Shule Nguzo Saba Poster2Poster from Shule Ya Kujitambua listing the Nguzo Saba.media/Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 1.27.58 PM.pngplain2020-04-10T18:48:51+00:00“Nguzo Saba.” In: City of Oberlin files 31/5, XV series 13, subseries 4, box 4 called “Shule Ya Kujitambua, School for Black Re-Identification in Oberlin”, 1973. Courtesy of the Oberlin College Archives.Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
1media/PSourceImage, Shule schools youngsters_thumb.jpg2020-04-05T15:41:21+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9Shule Schools Youngsters in African Heritage1Oberlin Review Newspapermedia/PSourceImage, Shule schools youngsters.jpgplain2020-04-05T15:41:21+00:00November 19, 1982Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
1media/Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 9.26.27 PM_thumb.png2020-03-12T01:27:46+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9Shule to hold outdoor festival on May 112Advertisement in the Oberlin News Tribune 'Bulletin Board' to promote a fundraiser for the shule.media/Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 9.26.27 PM.pngplain2020-04-10T19:25:29+00:00May 2, 1976“Shule to hold outdoor festival on May 11.” May 2, 1976. Oberlin News Tribune article. In: Microfilm, Oberlin News-Tribune December 24 1974 - May 20 1976.Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
1media/Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 1.51.02 PM_thumb.png2020-03-11T17:51:51+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9Summer 1973 Brochure2“Summer 1973 Brochure” 1973. In: City of Oberlin files 31/5, XV series 13, subseries 4, box 4 called “Shule Ya Kujitambua, School for Black Re-Identification in Oberlin”, 1973. Courtesy of the Oberlin College Archives.media/Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 1.51.02 PM.pngplain2020-04-10T18:51:20+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
1media/Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 2.18.54 PM_thumb.png2020-03-11T18:19:41+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9The Key to Nationhood2Swahili vocabulary from Shule Ya Kujitambua.media/Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 2.18.54 PM.pngplain2020-04-10T18:52:26+00:00“The Key to Nationhood.” In: City of Oberlin files 31/5, XV series 13, subseries 4, box 4 called “Shule Ya Kujitambua, School for Black Re-Identification in Oberlin”, 1973. Courtesy of the Oberlin College Archives.Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
12020-04-07T14:38:08+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9"The Shule was never well funded": Interview with Phyllis Yarber1Interview excerpt of Phyllis Yarber explaining the way the Shule was funded.media/#80, Phyllis.mp3plain2020-04-07T14:38:08+00:00February 5, 2020Interview done by Phyllis Yarber and Ella MurrayElla Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
12020-03-30T19:24:27+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9"They could do better": Interview with Kofi Lomotey1Interview with Kofi Lomotey in which he explains why he started Shule Ya Kujitambuamedia/#33, Kofi.mp3plain2020-03-30T19:24:27+00:00Interview done by Kofi Lomotey and Ella MurrayFebruary 7, 2020Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
1media/Screen Shot 2020-03-10 at 8.41.23 PM_thumb.png2020-03-11T00:42:35+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9Timeline1Created by Oberlin Collegemedia/Screen Shot 2020-03-10 at 8.41.23 PM.pngplain2020-03-11T00:42:35+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
1media/Screen Shot 2020-03-10 at 8.43.01 PM_thumb.png2020-03-11T00:43:52+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9Timeline1Created by Ella Murray.media/Screen Shot 2020-03-10 at 8.43.01 PM.pngplain2020-03-11T00:43:52+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
1media/Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 6.38.18 PM_thumb.png2020-03-12T01:13:38+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9Ujamaa Advertisement3“The Ujamaa Shop.” September 28, 1976. Newspaper advertisement. Oberlin Review Newspaper Vol. 105, No. 6.media/Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 6.38.18 PM.pngplain2020-04-10T19:23:04+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
1media/Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 3.08.01 PM_thumb.png2020-03-11T19:08:49+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9Visiting Committee Calls for Overhaul of Black Studies1media/Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 3.08.01 PM.pngplain2020-03-11T19:08:49+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
12020-04-01T23:36:05+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9"We increased enrollment to 17": Interview with Kofi Lomotey1Interview with Kofi Lomotey in which he talks about the expansion of Shule Ya Kujitambua.media/#35, Kofi.mp3plain2020-04-01T23:36:05+00:00Interview done by Kofi Lomotey and Ella MurrayFebruary 7, 2020Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
12020-04-04T14:05:41+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9"We sat as a family and ate": Interview with Yakemba Padilla1Interview with Yakemba Padilla explaining the family structure of the Shule.media/#61, Yakemba.mp3plain2020-04-04T14:05:41+00:00February 26, 2020Interview done by Yakemba Padilla and Ella MurrayElla Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
12020-04-07T14:31:09+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9"We wanted them to think of it as their school": Interview with Kofi Lomotey1Interview excerpt with Kofi Lomotey explaining the Parent's Council.media/#74, Kofi.mp3plain2020-04-07T14:31:09+00:00February 7, 2020Interview done by Kofi Lomotey and Ella MurrayElla Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
1media/Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 1.55.27 PM_thumb.png2020-03-11T17:56:35+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9Why Black People Must Support the Liberation Struggle in S. Africa2Letter sent from the Parent's Councilmedia/Screen Shot 2020-03-11 at 1.55.27 PM.pngplain2020-04-10T18:50:35+00:00Parent’s Council of Shule Ya Kujitambua. “Why Black People Must Support the Liberation Struggle in S. Africa.” In: City of Oberlin files 31/5, XV series 13, subseries 4, box 4 called “Shule Ya Kujitambua, School for Black Re-Identification in Oberlin”, 1973. Courtesy of the Oberlin College Archives.Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
1media/Screen Shot 2020-04-04 at 10.51.31 AM_thumb.png2020-04-04T14:53:30+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9Will Another Black School Close?1Lomotey, Kofi. "Will another Black School Close?" Black News, April 1, 1977, vol. 3, iss. 17.media/Screen Shot 2020-04-04 at 10.51.31 AM.pngplain2020-04-04T14:53:30+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
1media/Screen Shot 2020-04-07 at 2.43.09 PM_thumb.png2020-04-07T18:51:41+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9Yearbook Picture1Yearbook image of Kofi Lomotey.media/Screen Shot 2020-04-07 at 2.43.09 PM.pngplain2020-04-07T18:51:41+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
12020-04-02T21:23:07+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9"You had a sense of community": Interview with Phyllis Yarber1Interview with Phyllis Yarber in which she discusses the community she got from Shule.media/#52, Phyllis.mp3plain2020-04-02T21:23:07+00:00Interview done by Phyllis Yarber and Ella MurrayFebruary 5, 2020Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
12020-03-10T21:05:59+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9Nathaniel Steward1Image of Nathaniel Steward in class on May 12, 1954 at the Saint-Dominique School after the Board of Education decision occurred. Source: https://dianerehm.org/shows/2014-05-15/brown-v-board-education-history-landmark-caseplain2020-03-10T21:05:59+00:00Internet Archive140514brownvboardgettyimageeducationBrown v boardElla Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
12020-03-10T21:25:08+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9WEB Dubois1Image of W.E.B. Dubois. Source: https://www.biography.com/activist/web-du-boisplain2020-03-10T21:25:08+00:00Internet Archiveweb-dubois-1868-1963-american-educator-editor-and-writer-who-helped-create-the-nimageElla Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9
1media/0_thumb.png2020-04-19T17:02:25+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9Peek Gives All Community School Goals1Peek, Booker.“Peek gives all-community school goals.” August 26, 1976. Oberlin News Tribune, Letter to Editor. In: Microfilm, Oberlin News-Tribune May 21 1976media/0.pngplain2020-04-19T17:02:25+00:00Ella Murrayaa4992cda402c9694497d0fc2b7db3de8a1dc8e9