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Elizabeth Clark-Lewis

January 01, 1970

Elizabeth Clark-Lewis is an American historian. She is professor of history and director of the public history program at Howard University. She has written about slavery, emancipation and domestic labor among other topics, especially as regards the Washington, DC, area.

Elizabeth Clark-Lewis
Clark-Lewis speaks at the United States National Archives in 2019
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHoward University
University of Maryland, College Park
Occupation(s)Professor
Historian
EmployerHoward University
Notable workLiving In, Living Out: African American Domestics in Washington, DC
TitleProfessor of History
Director of the Public History Program

Education edit

Clark-Lewis earned a BA and MA from Howard University, then a PhD in American Studies from University of Maryland, College Park.[1][2] Her college thesis on her own family history—her mother and great-aunts had been domestic servants in Washington, and the previous generations had been enslaved—grew into a dissertation on Black women during the Great Migration.[3]

Career edit

In the 1970s, Clark-Lewis was an instructor, then professor (in the 1980s) at Northern Virginia Community College. In 1990, she joined Howard University as an assistant professor and director of its public history program. She was promoted to full professor in 2003.[4] She has also been director of graduate studies.[1] She has been on the board of the Organization of American Historians and was director of the Association of Black Women Historians.[1]

Among her public history efforts, Clark-Lewis was one of the historians in the City Lights project bringing historical programming to older residents of DC's public housing, connecting their own lives to the city's history.[3] This program also used the PBS documentary Freedom Bags (1990),[3] which Clark-Lewis co-produced with Stanley Nelson Jr. Their film won the Oscar Micheaux Award from the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame.[5]

First Freed edit

In 1992 Clark-Lewis organized a conference and lecture series on the Emancipation era in Washington, DC.[6] The local focus, following on the revival of DC's Emancipation Day celebration,[6] drew a great deal of community interest, with scholars and local residents, adults and children alike all attending and exchanging ideas and local historical recollections.[7] The subject was the period beginning nine months before the Emancipation Proclamation, when the federal government conducted a trial run in DC, emancipating enslaved African Americans and paying compensation to their former enslavers to see if the latter would then remain loyal to the Union. Clark-Lewis edited a collection of the resulting papers, which "brings important detail and analysis to the events before, during, and after Emancipation," writes Jane Freundel Levey in Washington History.[6] "Most important, Clark-Lewis has shaped the papers into an invaluable resource on the Emancipation Era in Washington." in First Freed: Washington, DC, in the Emancipation Era. "The whole makes for compelling reading."[6] Historian Denise Meringolo, in an H-Net review, writes, "Taken as a whole, the volume succeeds in at least two ways. First, by emphasizing the African-American community's active role in achieving emancipation and defining African-American citizenship, the contributing scholars broaden our notion of American political discourse and ask us to consider the complexity of American identities. Second, while the articles contribute to our larger understanding of African-American history, they also document the details of daily life in the nation's capital."[7]

Living In, Living Out edit

For Living In, Living Out: African American Domestics in Washington, DC, 1910-1940 (1994),[8] Clark-Lewis conducted oral histories with 123 working class African American women who has moved to DC during the Great Migration,[9] by then in their eighties and nineties.[10] Writing in the Oral History Review, Shirley Ann Wilson Moore sees the book's biggest contribution in illuminating the gender differences that shaped the Great Migration, for example that men were able to leave the South on their own while women depended on a web of support to make the move.[9] Additionally, for women domestic service was the principle job available, and the only question was whether they were live-in servants with the lack of free time and privacy that entailed, or day workers, a relatively more desirable position and difficult to obtain, yet the women Clark-Lewis interviewed stressed that its benefit were limited.[9] One told her, "Life for a colored woman didn't never get 'better.' The most it got was 'different'."[9] Even so, Clark-Lewis argues that the autonomy earned by preparing for and successfully executing the transition from live-in to day worker "did raise their collective consciousness about personal and social change."[9]

In 2011, The Washington Post named First Freed and Living In, Living Out to a list of 50 "essential" books on Washington, DC history.[11]

Personal life edit

Clark-Lewis has a daughter.[10]

Works edit

  • Clark-Lewis, Elizabeth (1985). "This Work Had A' End": The Transition from Live-in to Day Work. Memphis, TN: Center for Research on Women, Memphis State University.
  • Blois, Beverly; Bailey, Raymond; Clark-Lewis, Elizabeth; Errico, Charles; Reed, Patrick, eds. (1987). Northern Virginia Community College: An Oral History, 1965 - 1985. Northern Virginia Community College.
  • Clark-Lewis, Elizabeth (1994). Living in, living out : African American domestics in Washington, D.C., 1910-1940. Smithsonian. ISBN 978-1-56098-362-0.
  • Clark-Lewis, Elizabeth, ed. (1998). Washington, D.C., in the emancipation era. Washington, D.C.: A.P. Foundation Press. ISBN 9781892236005.
  • Clark-Lewis, Elizabeth, ed. (2002). First Freed: Washington, D.C. in the Emancipation Era. Howard University Press. ISBN 978-0-88258-207-8.
  • Jones, Ida Elizabeth; Clark-Lewis, Elizabeth, eds. (2008). Emerging Voices and Paradigms: Black Women's Scholarship. Association of Black Women Historians. ISBN 978-1-892236-06-7.
  • Clark-Lewis, Elizabeth, ed. (2011). Synergy: Public History At Howard University. A P Foundation Press.
  • Clark-Lewis, Elizabeth, ed. (2014). Keep it Locked: 106 Tributes To AJ From The Mecca. A P Foundation Press. ISBN 978-1892236180.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "People Profile – Elizabeth Clark-Lewis". Howard University. from the original on 2020-12-23. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  2. ^ "USA TODAY's Women of the Century judges panel". USA Today. July 8, 2020. from the original on 2021-02-14. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
  3. ^ a b c Sinclair, Molly (1992-07-30). "'FREEDOM BAGS' CARRIED HOPE OF A BETTER LIFE". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. from the original on 2021-02-20. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
  4. ^ "Elizabeth Clark-Lewis" (PDF). 2019. (PDF) from the original on 2021-02-20. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
  5. ^ "Elizabeth Clark-Lewis | The Future of the African American Past Conference". futureafampast.si.edu. from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d Levey, Jane Freundel. "First Freed: Washington, DC, in the Emancipation Era." Washington History (2000): 151-151.
  7. ^ a b Meringolo, Denise (May 2005). "Review of Clark-Lewis, Elizabeth, ed., First Freed: Washington, D.C. in the Emancipation Era". H-DC, H-Net Reviews. from the original on 2021-02-14. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  8. ^ Borchert, James (1995-12-01). "Living In, Living Out: African American Domestics in Washington, D.C., 1910–1940. By Elizabeth Clark-Lewis. (Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1994. xiv, 242 pp. $26.00, ISBN 1-56098-362-0.)". Journal of American History. 82 (3): 1254–1255. doi:10.2307/2945225. ISSN 0021-8723. JSTOR 2945225.
  9. ^ a b c d e Moore, Shirley Ann Wilson (1997). "Review of Living in, Living out: African American Domestics in Washington, D.C., 1910-1940". The Oral History Review. 24 (1): 149–151. doi:10.1093/ohr/24.1.149. ISSN 0094-0798. JSTOR 3675409. from the original on 2021-02-14. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  10. ^ a b Jenkins, Mark (1995-06-09). "Life as a Live-In: Elizabeth Clark-Lewis' Domestic History". Washington City Paper. from the original on 2021-02-14. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  11. ^ Bonis, Mike (August 19, 2011). "The 50 'essential' Washington history books". The Washington Post. from the original on February 14, 2021.

External links edit

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Elizabeth Clark Lewis is an American historian She is professor of history and director of the public history program at Howard University She has written about slavery emancipation and domestic labor among other topics especially as regards the Washington DC area Elizabeth Clark LewisClark Lewis speaks at the United States National Archives in 2019NationalityAmericanAlma materHoward UniversityUniversity of Maryland College ParkOccupation s ProfessorHistorianEmployerHoward UniversityNotable workLiving In Living Out African American Domestics in Washington DCTitleProfessor of HistoryDirector of the Public History Program Contents 1 Education 2 Career 2 1 First Freed 2 2 Living In Living Out 3 Personal life 4 Works 5 References 6 External linksEducation editClark Lewis earned a BA and MA from Howard University then a PhD in American Studies from University of Maryland College Park 1 2 Her college thesis on her own family history her mother and great aunts had been domestic servants in Washington and the previous generations had been enslaved grew into a dissertation on Black women during the Great Migration 3 Career editIn the 1970s Clark Lewis was an instructor then professor in the 1980s at Northern Virginia Community College In 1990 she joined Howard University as an assistant professor and director of its public history program She was promoted to full professor in 2003 4 She has also been director of graduate studies 1 She has been on the board of the Organization of American Historians and was director of the Association of Black Women Historians 1 Among her public history efforts Clark Lewis was one of the historians in the City Lights project bringing historical programming to older residents of DC s public housing connecting their own lives to the city s history 3 This program also used the PBS documentary Freedom Bags 1990 3 which Clark Lewis co produced with Stanley Nelson Jr Their film won the Oscar Micheaux Award from the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame 5 First Freed edit In 1992 Clark Lewis organized a conference and lecture series on the Emancipation era in Washington DC 6 The local focus following on the revival of DC s Emancipation Day celebration 6 drew a great deal of community interest with scholars and local residents adults and children alike all attending and exchanging ideas and local historical recollections 7 The subject was the period beginning nine months before the Emancipation Proclamation when the federal government conducted a trial run in DC emancipating enslaved African Americans and paying compensation to their former enslavers to see if the latter would then remain loyal to the Union Clark Lewis edited a collection of the resulting papers which brings important detail and analysis to the events before during and after Emancipation writes Jane Freundel Levey in Washington History 6 Most important Clark Lewis has shaped the papers into an invaluable resource on the Emancipation Era in Washington in First Freed Washington DC in the Emancipation Era The whole makes for compelling reading 6 Historian Denise Meringolo in an H Net review writes Taken as a whole the volume succeeds in at least two ways First by emphasizing the African American community s active role in achieving emancipation and defining African American citizenship the contributing scholars broaden our notion of American political discourse and ask us to consider the complexity of American identities Second while the articles contribute to our larger understanding of African American history they also document the details of daily life in the nation s capital 7 Living In Living Out edit For Living In Living Out African American Domestics in Washington DC 1910 1940 1994 8 Clark Lewis conducted oral histories with 123 working class African American women who has moved to DC during the Great Migration 9 by then in their eighties and nineties 10 Writing in the Oral History Review Shirley Ann Wilson Moore sees the book s biggest contribution in illuminating the gender differences that shaped the Great Migration for example that men were able to leave the South on their own while women depended on a web of support to make the move 9 Additionally for women domestic service was the principle job available and the only question was whether they were live in servants with the lack of free time and privacy that entailed or day workers a relatively more desirable position and difficult to obtain yet the women Clark Lewis interviewed stressed that its benefit were limited 9 One told her Life for a colored woman didn t never get better The most it got was different 9 Even so Clark Lewis argues that the autonomy earned by preparing for and successfully executing the transition from live in to day worker did raise their collective consciousness about personal and social change 9 In 2011 The Washington Post named First Freed and Living In Living Out to a list of 50 essential books on Washington DC history 11 Personal life editClark Lewis has a daughter 10 Works editClark Lewis Elizabeth 1985 This Work Had A End The Transition from Live in to Day Work Memphis TN Center for Research on Women Memphis State University Blois Beverly Bailey Raymond Clark Lewis Elizabeth Errico Charles Reed Patrick eds 1987 Northern Virginia Community College An Oral History 1965 1985 Northern Virginia Community College Clark Lewis Elizabeth 1994 Living in living out African American domestics in Washington D C 1910 1940 Smithsonian ISBN 978 1 56098 362 0 Clark Lewis Elizabeth ed 1998 Washington D C in the emancipation era Washington D C A P Foundation Press ISBN 9781892236005 Clark Lewis Elizabeth ed 2002 First Freed Washington D C in the Emancipation Era Howard University Press ISBN 978 0 88258 207 8 Jones Ida Elizabeth Clark Lewis Elizabeth eds 2008 Emerging Voices and Paradigms Black Women s Scholarship Association of Black Women Historians ISBN 978 1 892236 06 7 Clark Lewis Elizabeth ed 2011 Synergy Public History At Howard University A P Foundation Press Clark Lewis Elizabeth ed 2014 Keep it Locked 106 Tributes To AJ From The Mecca A P Foundation Press ISBN 978 1892236180 References edit a b c People Profile Elizabeth Clark Lewis Howard University Archived from the original on 2020 12 23 Retrieved 2020 12 23 USA TODAY s Women of the Century judges panel USA Today July 8 2020 Archived from the original on 2021 02 14 Retrieved 2021 02 20 a b c Sinclair Molly 1992 07 30 FREEDOM BAGS CARRIED HOPE OF A BETTER LIFE Washington Post ISSN 0190 8286 Archived from the original on 2021 02 20 Retrieved 2021 02 20 Elizabeth Clark Lewis PDF 2019 Archived PDF from the original on 2021 02 20 Retrieved 2021 02 20 Elizabeth Clark Lewis The Future of the African American Past Conference futureafampast si edu Archived from the original on 2 December 2020 Retrieved 20 February 2021 a b c d Levey Jane Freundel First Freed Washington DC in the Emancipation Era Washington History 2000 151 151 a b Meringolo Denise May 2005 Review of Clark Lewis Elizabeth ed First Freed Washington D C in the Emancipation Era H DC H Net Reviews Archived from the original on 2021 02 14 Retrieved 2020 12 23 Borchert James 1995 12 01 Living In Living Out African American Domestics in Washington D C 1910 1940 By Elizabeth Clark Lewis Washington Smithsonian Institution Press 1994 xiv 242 pp 26 00 ISBN 1 56098 362 0 Journal of American History 82 3 1254 1255 doi 10 2307 2945225 ISSN 0021 8723 JSTOR 2945225 a b c d e Moore Shirley Ann Wilson 1997 Review of Living in Living out African American Domestics in Washington D C 1910 1940 The Oral History Review 24 1 149 151 doi 10 1093 ohr 24 1 149 ISSN 0094 0798 JSTOR 3675409 Archived from the original on 2021 02 14 Retrieved 2020 12 23 a b Jenkins Mark 1995 06 09 Life as a Live In Elizabeth Clark Lewis Domestic History Washington City Paper Archived from the original on 2021 02 14 Retrieved 2020 12 23 Bonis Mike August 19 2011 The 50 essential Washington history books The Washington Post Archived from the original on February 14 2021 External links editChapter One from Living In Living Out excerpted in The Washington Post DC Emancipation Day and the Emancipation Proclamation panel at the United States National Archives April 16 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elizabeth Clark Lewis amp oldid 1222902379, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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