Remember this:
"The past didn't go anywhere--it's who we are. Knowing the past helps to understand the present, and that knowledge can help us make choices and decisions for a better future."
Think about all the cultural wars, globalism, racial tension, political tensions, and even one's own thoughts. It can all be traced back to origins in the past. Oftentimes looking at what brought us to this point as human beings is unpleasant to digest. Such is the case with our nation's history, and also in the history of every preceding nation and civilization since the beginning of human nations and civilizations on earth. That is the case regardless of the dominant racial or cultural group at any given time. Simultaneously however, in the past and even during these turbulent and tumultuous times in our nation and in our world, history teaches that there are also a lot of "W's" on the side of the good. Regardless of your background, as you read the pages of this book keep the above stated realities in mind, and realize that we are all "privileged" to be living in the USA.
You guessed it! Barbara Phillips inspired the creation of this particular course as well, which the CNC offers virtually and/or in-person, as a pilot course, and Synrgy offers this self-paced ten (10) clock hour version. I chose this book because of a course I took back in the college days at Seattle University. It was very thorough back then, but now it's about 700 pages and includes more information relative to the arts, the role of women, and other important information in the 9th edition pictured here. (All the commentary above the title is my scribbling). The book is used as a university textbook today, yet it is possible to find it in a PDF format. Although the chronological segments do not suit my fancy, it's hard to beat "From Slavery to Freedom" for information about the Black experience in the USA. It begins with the African Civilizations and cultures and comes into the 21st century. The tenth edition is also available.
Albeit the work continues, the question might be:
"Is the Black American experience in the USA among the greatest testimonies that Black Americans and generation after generation of Americans in general have, with significant progress, worked to build a more perfect union in our Democratic Republic?"
The images alone say yes. What say you?
1619 to 1865--From 246 years of Slavery
Slavery didn't just end. It took the human rights warriors of various racial and cultural identities and even The Civil War to end slavery in our nation. Were you aware that the United States Government sent the military to occupy the Southern States who had rebelled and lost? During this time hundreds of Black men held political office and some in the US Congress? Regardless of your race, when you know your history you realize you have a lot more to be proud of than ashamed.
1865 to 1954--90 years of
Jim Crow
Did you know that during this time period only White men were allowed to be Representatives and Senators in the US Congress, and they passed the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution freeing slaves; the 14th Amendment making former slave citizens; and the 15th Amendment giving former slaves the right to vote? Did you know that? Why is that important now? These amendments positively affect the lives of many Americans today, not just former slaves. If you know your history, it's more difficult for propagandist to divide us along racial lines.
1954 Civil Rights Movement and Freedom
Brown v. the Board, a U.S. Supreme Court Decision that made "Jim Crow Laws" illegal; called for desegregation of schools; and marked another epoch in the decline of White Supremacy. This was the "Warren Court" of all White men. This decision helped to ignite the Civil Rights Movement, sometimes referred to as the Black Revolution. it was the beginning of social revolutions that still rage on in our nation as we speak: women rebelled and protested; cultural groups demanded equity and equal rights; and it continues as we speak.
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Curriculum
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- Section 3: 1954 to Present: Black Revolution and Post Black Revolution Reading Assignment
- Quiz Chapters 20 and 21
- Quiz Chapter 22 and 23
- Evaluation
- Video: Martin Luther King - I Have A Dream Speech - August 28, 1963 (17:28)
- Video: MLK Talks 'New Phase' Of Civil Rights Struggle, 11 Months Before His Assassination | NBC News 26:50
- Video: 8 short video totaling 41:00 minutes
- Video: Nixon on Black Power/Regan on Blacks: about 1:18 minutes
- Video: 13TH | FULL FEATURE | Netflix 1:40:02
- Video: Patrice Cullors Black Lives Matter 5:48
- Video: "The New Jim Crow" - Author Michelle Alexander, George E. Kent Lecture 2013 (1:10:31)
- Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise – Parts 1 thru 4 about 4:00 hr.
- Video: Barack Obama: 'A More Perfect Union' (Full Speech) (37:09)
- Student Seeking Grade "A" in University Credit Instead of Clock Hours?
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