Eyes on the Prize

Eyes on the Prize: Ain't Scared of Your Jails

Please answer the following questions on your blog (include the question and answer on your blog). Also, please find and post at least 3 pictures of SNCC. 

1.     What did John Lewis say about the way the students dressed and the manner in which they entered the sit-ins? Why do you think they were so particular?

2.     How did Black communities support students who protested?

3.     What was the “negro buying power” in 1960? How did the African Americans in Nashville use money to create change? 

4.     How did boycotters respond to African Americans who tried to shop at white owned stores? What are your thoughts on their methods?

5.     What is SNCC (pronounced Snick)? How did it start? What was Ella Baker’s advice to the students? Why?

6.     How did President Kennedy’s assistance to the King’s affect him politically?

7.     What was the purpose of the Freedom Riders?

8.     How did the mob react to white involvement in the Freedom Riders?

9.     How did Dr. King and the First Baptist Church respond to attacks? 

World War II and Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune

Good Day Class,
Our syllabus will change a bit this week. I'm going to go ahead and jump into World War II. After the 1930's and the Great Depression the next major occurrence is the war. During WWII thousands of African Americans went into the war for "Victory Abroad & Victory at Home." Dr. Bethune played a vital role in the war by pushing for the opportunity for African Americans to be involved in pilot training programs and as members of the Women's Army Corp. In fact, before Dr. Bethune's insistence there were to be NO BLACK WOMEN in the Women's Army Corp. "Over 150,000 American women served in the Women's Army Corps (WAC) during World War II. Members of the WAC were the first women other than nurses to serve within the ranks of the United States Army. Both the Army and the American public initially had difficulty accepting the concept of women in uniform."

Please take a moment to read 3 articles detailing African American involvement in the war, Dr. Bethune's involvement with Red Tails and testimony of a female soldier handpicked by Dr. Bethune for the Women's Army Corp.

African American Soldiers In World War II Helped Pave Way for Integration of US Military (1 page)

http://www.voanews.com/content/a-13-2005-05-10-voa47-67929177/396374.html

1.     What change came about in 1941?

2.     Does the term “Double V” mean?

3.     How was the Vietnam War different from World War II?

4.     How do you think the pressure of being the first  group of trained Black pilots affected the Tuskegee Airmen?

3 Women Red Tails Left Out (2 pages)

http://www.theroot.com/views/three-women-red-tails-left-out?page=0,0

1.     How did Bethune’s position as the head of the “Negro Section” of the National Youth Administration (NYA) benefit “Red Tails”?

2.     How did Willa Beatrice Browns position benefit “Red Tails”?

3.     What highly controversial action did First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt do that led to integration of aviation forces?

4.     Why do you think these women have been left out of history? How have the “Red Tails” been perceived in history?

Standing Tall on Giant Shoulders: Dovey Johnson Roundtree and her Debt to Mary McLeod Bethune (2 pages)

 http://www.thecapitalnews.com/standing-tall-on-giant-shoulders-dovey-johnson-roundtree-and-her-debt-to-mary-mcleod-bethune/

1.     How did Dovey Johnson Roundtree initially meet Dr. Bethune?

2.     What was Dr. Bethune’s opinion of military service?

3.     What was Dr. Bethune’s position on African American inclusion in the war versus First Lady Roosevelt’s?

4.     How did Mrs. Roundtree pay Dr. Bethune back?

5.     What was Dr. Bethune’s overall impact on Mrs. Roundtree’s life?

The Harlem Renaissance, The Garvey Movement and The New Negro

Please take a moment to watch the 4 minute video above and read through the Harlem exhibit http://exhibitions.nypl.org/harlem/ to get a better understanding of what was discussed in class today. Please post the assignment answers to your blog by Wednesday's class. This should be a very short assignment. Also include pictures of Marcus Garvey, the U.N.I.A. and W.E.B. Dubois

Marcus Garvey Mini Bio Questions

1. Who are some people Marcus Garvey influenced?

2. What were some of the ideals of the U.N.I.A.?

3. What was the Black Star Line?

4. Why do you think Garvey would support white supremacist’s who wanted Blacks to return to Africa?

Harlem 1900-1940

Please read the introduction and answer the question:

6. In reading the intro about the “Capital of the Negro World” a.k.a. Harlem, what are some of the major similarities and differences between the Harlem and “Black Wall Street”?

Please read through the Harlem exhibit and answer the following:

7. (From “UNIA Parade Organized in Harlem, 1924) What was the Negro World? How were the Garvey Movement/UNIA similar to the NAACP? Please use the internet to find two quotes by Marcus Garvey and explain each. 

8. From (The Silent Protest) What was the role of children in the march? What did their banners read? Why do you think children would want to be involved in the protest?

9. From (Jack (John Arthur) Johnson) What was the mentioned similarity between Jack Johnson and Muhammed Ali? What does the article say the “great white hope” was? After boxing what did Johnson do in Harlem?

10. From (New York Black Yankees) What years did the New York Black Yankee’s play? Where was the team founded? How did the team seem to handle their hectic schedule (according to the article)? Although Bill “Bojangles” Robinson was a financier of the team what is he best known for? (Look it up online)

Black History Month Home Film I Created...It's very easy! Hopefully this will inspire.

Race Riots: Rosewood and Black Wall Street

Good Day Class,

Please watch the following videos for Rosewood and Black Wall Street. Also read the article.  Please answer all questions in complete sentences on your blog by Friday's class. Although there are several questions this assignment is short. Please remember that blogs are almost 1/3 of your grade and missing them does lower your grade. Also, we will meet in class on Friday.

Article: http://goo.gl/YY4kz5

1.     What were the two distinctions about Greenwood that may have made its neighbors envious?

2.     Based on what we have learned about Africa why do you think Greenwood was nicknamed “Little Africa”?

3.     Although we have not learned about Wall Street why do you think Greenwood was called “Black Wall Street?” Is there another place today in the United States that could possibly be nicknamed “Black Wall Street?”

4.     How did the National Guard respond to the massacre? 

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-py0J1fcyis

5.     How did the interviewees remember the Greenwood community before the massacre?

6.     What was the name of the man who “assaulted” the white woman? How does this lynching compare to the others we have read about?

7.     What did the interviewees remember the actual day of the massacre?

Video: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7423122n

8.     What do you think it took so many years to “uncover” Rosewood?

9.     How did Ms. Minnie Lee remember the Rosewood Massacre?

10. What incident caused the massacre?

11. According to Mr. Fred Kirklin how many man joined the mob? What did they do to those running out of houses?

12. How was John Wright remembered? Who was he?

13. Why do you think Ms. Minnie Lee never told her family about Rosewood?

14. How did the Greenwood community respond to the massacre? How do you think they were able to find the strength to move forward?