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Within the civil rights movement there were two major camps regarding the most effective strategy to deal with overtly racist policies, people and communities. For many year Martin Luther King, Jr. sat at one pole of the nonviolence question while Malcolm X sat on the other. While one would profess the importance of humility and forgiveness of those that wrong us the other believed in self defense by any means necessary.
In addition to your regular reading for the blog post this week I would like you to read Malcolm X (Ballot or the Bullet speech) and Martin Luther King Jr. (Nonviolence and Racial Justice). Answer the following questions in your post. Be sure to respond to another student.
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The 13th , 14th, and 15th amendment arguably secured legal freedoms for black people in the United States. These decisions played a crucial role in the formation of the current interpretation of freedom and civil rights in this country. Defining and acting in ways that promote freedom in the black community has been an ongoing debate and nuance in the experience of black people nationwide. Things to think about: What does it mean to be free? How did the legalized oppression and consistent denial of humanity impact people during that time (black people and others)? How has this level of oppression in private and public spaces impact all people's sense of self and political agency? Instructions For this weeks blog I want you to watch both videos below. Develop a 150 word original post by Friday and respond to another student by Sunday of each week. Your original post should include a brief overview of what you read, an analysis of the two major themes from each reading that directly address the questions above and a conclusion that asks critical thinking questions (open ended questions about the subject matter). These questions will be the prompt to other students to respond to you. In your original post include two quotes from the Black Liberation & Socialism text in an effort to connect the material.
I speak of Africa and golden joys.
The line above opens the first chapter in your reader, The African Past. This chapter, along with The Founding of Black America, is assigned in order to re-brand our collective understanding and historical knowledge base on the contribution of black people around the world. This relates directly to the social, economic and political relationships black people have today with themselves and others - including state based institutions. Answer the following questions after you have read The African Past and The Founding of Black America:
These initial themes ask us to address the following questions:
Instructions Develop a 150 word original post by Friday and respond to another student by Sunday of each week. Your original post should include a brief overview of what you read, an analysis of the two major themes from each reading that directly address the questions above and a conclusion that asks critical thinking questions (open ended questions about the subject matter). These questions will be the prompt to other students to respond to you. Expanding your awareness: Black Political Perspectives
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POSCI 3335This blog is strictly for CSU STUDENTS registered in Prof Crain's /African American/ (Black) [Politics] course. Archives
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