Department of African American Studies
Yale University
PO Box 208212
New Haven, CT 06520-8212

Telephone and Fax
Phone: 203.432.1177
Fax: 203.432.2102

I used to want the words, "She tried," on my tombstone. Now I want "She did it."
~ Katherine Dunham

Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Don't play what's there, play what's not there."
~ Miles Davis

“We are each other’s magnitude and bond.”
~ Gwendolyn Brooks

"Those who say it can't be done are usually interrupted by others doing it."
~ James Baldwin

The emotional, sexual and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says: "It's a girl."
~ Shirley Chisholm

Wade in the water, Wade in the water, children. Wade in the water, God's goin' to trouble the water.
~ African American Spiritual

Airplanes may kill you, but they ain't likely to hurt you.
~ Satchel Paige

Crystal Feimster interview on laws protecting victims of sexual violence during the Civil War Era

In a radio interview, historian Crystal Feimster explains the role that laws of war played in providing a basis for poor white and black women to seek legal protections against sexual assault during the Civil War. The interview segment, "Sew Up Your Petticoats," (Rules of Engagement: Ethics in Warfare) was conducted by the hosts of BackStory with the American History Guys" (http://backstoryradio.org).

Listen to "Sew Up Your Petticoats," interview segment with Crystal Feimster-[29:59-33:23]. Published Friday, 2/1/2013. http://backstoryradio.org