For our next class, you need to complete the following:
- Responses to Abolition(ism) primary source analysis
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The African Americans (part II): The Age of Slavery
Please click here to watch the video if you were absent. Also, please read read Chapters V and VI in Frederick Douglass.
A copy of the study guide is available here and must be turned in.
The Forgotten King
The title of this post is intentionally ironic. Everyone knows that we are away from school today because Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is commemorated by name with a national holiday. And just about every American alive is familiar with King's "I Have A Dream" speech.
However, as we begin a new year, I invite you to think about what you have previously learned about Dr. King when you were a younger student, in light of this particular speech. The subject of the talk was the Vietnam War, in an excerpt from a sermon given at Ebenezer Baptist Church, on April 30, 1967. During that very perilous time, consider the public response to his words back then:
However, as we begin a new year, I invite you to think about what you have previously learned about Dr. King when you were a younger student, in light of this particular speech. The subject of the talk was the Vietnam War, in an excerpt from a sermon given at Ebenezer Baptist Church, on April 30, 1967. During that very perilous time, consider the public response to his words back then:
...after giving the speech...King was dropped from Gallup’s annual list of the most admired Americans and was ridiculed by the New York Times, among too many others. Soon after, he was murdered (Robert Scheer, Truthdig.com).As a kind of evidence, look closely at this 3-frame diagram of King's funeral photo which highlighted Black Americans using black dots, and Whites, using red dots.
"Life Magazine, April 19, 1968,” by Alfredo Jaar. (Copyright Alfredo Jaar)
Although the speech is over 20 minutes long, you are encouraged to listen to as much of it as you can (it's audio only). I know what amazing multitaskers you are. Press PLAY and have it on in the background as you message your friends and surf the net ;) Ask yourself the following questions:
Although the speech is over 20 minutes long, you are encouraged to listen to as much of it as you can (it's audio only). I know what amazing multitaskers you are. Press PLAY and have it on in the background as you message your friends and surf the net ;) Ask yourself the following questions:
- Why is this post titled, "The Forgotten King"?
- Why don't many Americans celebrate this speech?
- How does it relate to our course themes?
- Can you make connections to today?
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