Hello, Grace - I'm the chairman of the Commission on the Status of Minorities, AEJMC's diversity advocacy arm, and I will put out your call to our listserv as well. I'm not aware of experts on that subject other than those mentioned, but CSM as a whole may. 

I'm glad you're putting together a discussion of this. I am a collector of antiques, and as a Caucasian who serves as a pastor in a predominantly black denomination, I often look for items from bygone days depicting African-Americans. I must say that looking at pieces from the early 1900s in this regard has sometimes been revolting. I frankly am amazed at the callousness and denigration. 

Best wishes on this, and I will be in touch.

Sincerely,

Kyle

Rev. Kyle Huckins, Ph.D.
Chairman, Commission on the Status of Minorities

John 16:33


On Wednesday, January 11, 2017 9:59 PM, "Jackson-Brown, Grace M" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:


Hello:
My name is Grace Jackson-Brown and I’m a librarian at Missouri State University. I have a doctorate in mass communication and at one time I was a member of MAC. I am seeking a speaker and scholar who can provide historical context to early racist commercial art in advertising and the media from the 1920s and 1930s. The library at Missouri State University plans to host an exhibit in the spring on Racist Commercial Art in the 1920s and 1930s. I learned about these plans for the exhibit a few months ago and inquired if a speaker would be provide to give historical context for the exhibit and was told nothing was planned. I would like to ask those on this list if anyone could recommend a speaker or if they’d be personally interested in being hired as a speaker for this event.
 
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Thank you!
 
Grace M. Jackson-Brown, PhD, MLS
Associate Professor, Library Science
Missouri State University
Duane G. Meyer Library, room 110F
901 South National Ave, Springfield, MO 65897
Telephone: (417)836-4547
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