{"title":"This Young Man Deserves Special Mention","authors":"John W. I. Lee","doi":"10.1093/oso/9780197578995.003.0003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197578995.003.0003","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter focuses on John Wesley Gilbert’s undergraduate studies at Brown University from 1886 to 1888. The chapter examines the previous experiences of black students Inman Page and George Washington Milford at Brown, along with Gilbert’s choice of the school. The chapter explores his housing situation on campus and the reaction of fellow students to his presence, his coursework with Greek professor Albert Harkness and other instructors, and his growing involvement in the black community of Providence, Rhode Island. The chapter pays special attention to Gilbert’s relationship with Harkness, who was one of the most noted classical scholars in the United States as well as a leading figure in the establishment of the new American School of Classical Studies at Athens (American School or ASCSA). The chapter culminates with Gilbert’s hiring at Paine Institute in early 1888, a decision made by Paine’s interracial board of trustees in spite of objections from a white faculty member at Paine.","PeriodicalId":263048,"journal":{"name":"The First Black Archaeologist","volume":"449 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124286260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"No Stone Unturned","authors":"J. Traubici, H. Forman, Charles Lee","doi":"10.1089/10935070152404234","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/10935070152404234","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter focuses on John Wesley Gilbert’s experiences during fall 1890 as a member of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. It examines the American School’s topographical studies of ancient Athens, comparing what visitors to Athens see today with what was visible to Gilbert and his companions in 1890. It also examines the School’s October 1890 hike through northern Attica (the countryside around Athens), including visits to the famous ancient battlefield of Marathon (490 BC), to the temple site of Rhamnus, and to other ancient archaeological sites. The chapter discusses Gilbert’s decision to forego the School’s two-week hike into central Greece in order to focus on his Greek reading list for his Brown graduate studies. The chapter ends with a discussion of Gilbert’s response to the Christian heritage of Greece, specifically the Areopagus or Mars Hill where, according to the Book of Acts, the apostle Paul spoke.","PeriodicalId":263048,"journal":{"name":"The First Black Archaeologist","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129412396","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}