Image you are a Dylan fan,
you grew up on the suburbs and this is your first concert:
how would you feel after listening this song? why?
- What does Bob Dylan mean by this?
"The reason that they killed him there
And I'm sure it ain't no lie
He was a blackskin boy
So he was born to die"
The last two lines of the quoted lyrics completes the meaning of the quote. It Is not surprise that
they killed him; black people mean nothing to white people. So that is where the born to die
comes from. Has no will, no future, and no rights. What was the point of a black man’s life?
So if I was fan and I went to my first Dylan concert I would be terrified to walk alone. After
listening to these lyrics;
“they tortured him and did some things
Too evil to repeat
There was screamin' sounds inside the barn
There was laughin' sound out on the street”
I would feel utter hatred towards white people. They tortured him and cut him into pieces. People
heard his screams but all people were doing was laughing”
On three paragraphs, answer the following questions
According to the Supreme Court...
- What were children and parents/ legal guardians asking for?
- What was the effect of segregation on children?
- Why was "Separate, but Equal" has no place on the field of public education?
Children and parents were asking for equal rights and the abolishment of segregation inside the
schools. According to the two pictures that were given, the black people are subjected to cramp
quarters and with no proper learning equipment. The white people were given desks, spaces to
move around and a white board. Shows the 95% of the budget went the white schools. So “a ray
of hope came when on 1954, the Supreme Court ruled on Brown v. Board of Education” The
Brown v. Board of Education is the case when the supreme court ruled that segregating in public
schools violated the 14th amendment.
Prior to the ruling of the Brown v. Board of Education case black children were “denied
admission to schools attended by white children under laws requiring or permitting segregation
according to race…” by law the black children were subjected to going to school amongst each
other and they were to be allowed to attend the school of white people. “A sense of inferiority
affects the motivation of a child to learn.” In other words, since the black children were
told that they were beneath white children and was not allowed to be in their school.
The black children would think that they are inferior, and they will lose their motivation
to learn.
The idea of having separate Schools for black and white children already becomes unequal. It
was just seen as unnecessary, if they are equal why do they have to be separated? So, I was sad
that this was a violation of the due process clause of the 14th amendment.
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On four paragraphs please answer the following questions
- What was the landscape of American Education before Brown v. Board of Education?
- Why was Elizabeth Eckford trying to do when attacked by a mob?
- What was the legacy of the Little Rock Nine Direct Action?
- Why was the struggle for citizenship a struggle for the soul of the nation?
The landscape of the American Education before Brown v. Brown of Education was
segregated. The schools were only black only or white only. The white school were funded well
and had all the proper necessities for the kids to learn. The black schools did not have anything
close to what the white schools had. “‘Segregation of white and colored children in public
schools has a detrimental effect upon the colored children.” The black children got the feeling of
inferiority, so it made them do worse in school.
When Elizabeth Eckford was being attacked by the mob, all she wanted to do was to go
to school. With that being said “racism does not understand of reason, only justifications. The
haters will always create a reason to hate language, skin color, gender identity, culture or
appearance.” What this means is that the white people will always try to a make justification
because there is no reason behind their hatred towards any race.
The goal of the Little Rock Nine was for them to attend Little Rock High School. Their
legacy was that they were the first black students to enter Little Rock’s Central High School.
They faced angry mobs and belligerent classmates and they pushed and fight for equality in
schools. Their legacy will forever hold weight because they were the first set of students to go to
school in Little Rock Central High School.
It was a struggle for the soul of the nation because segregation essentially like a small
civil war. The two most populated races in the United States were in constant disarray. So, they
the struggle of citizenship was very prevalent in the United States so that is why there was a
struggle for the soul of the nation. Had people contemplating of we were a country of love or
hate.
In three paragraphs, please explain three ideas from "I Have a Dream" speech.
The first idea of the “I have a Dream” speech was what citizens of the United States were
promised. They were promised life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
“It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note, insofar as her ci
tizens of color are concerned." What Martin Luther King meant by this was they were left out
of the promises of freedom, and he felt as though they deserved them.
The second idea was that he did not want for the black people to reciprocate the evil
intentions that white people had and did. He wanted to be peaceful and not hurt their neighbor.
So, he was saying, if they want peace and equality. They shall obtain it through peaceful actions.
The third part of his idea was that they should not be focused on fighting, and they should
be focused on the white people or on their side. Because he did say that there are white people
who think that their destiny is tied with the Black people destiny. And they realize that black
people really do deserve freedom and they are willing to help Black people obtain it.
- What was the goal of the Black Panthers' Party?
- How did the Black Panther Party hope to achieve that goal?
- Black Panthers have been associated with the concept of Community Control. Based
on the 10 Point Program, please explain that argument.
The goal of the Black Panthers’ Party was to obtain peace and freedom.
“We want power to the determine the destiny of our black and oppressed communities”
they wanted to make their own decisions and not be oppressed by white people. There
was a wide-ranged list of goals they wanted to meet. From putting an end to police
brutality to getting free health care black and oppressed people. This was called the Ten
Point Program.
They hoped to achieve the goal by getting a program for the people.
“A program that relates to the people. “A program that people understand. A program th
at people can read and see, and which expresses their desires and needs at the same tim
e.” Something for people to relate to. And for them to gain attention by the white
government.
It was because the 10 points were common human needs. They wanted for people to
stop hating them for no reason. They wanted good education for the black students, the
same type the whites get. They wanted for the police to stop killing them and harassing
them. Wanted decent housing, which is not much to ask and employment for black
people. Just basic human rights that the black people were lacking, and the white people
were receiving.