This paper explores explores ways racial violence and segregation (such as in schools) effect the African American community broadly? Specifically, other than having an immediate effect, such as murder or attending a segregated facility, what are some ultimate effects more broadly?
Racial Violence and Segregation
Assignment Prompt and Instructions For Source A in the Resource Packet (Strange Fruit): Read over the context notes for Source A Listen to/read the lyrics of Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday Consider the Guiding and Additional Questions accompanying the song For Source B in the Resource Packet (Brown v. Board of Education). Read over the context notes for source B and consider the Preliminary Questions as you do Look at the images of Segregation and consider the Additional Questions as you do Read the Opinion of Chief Justice Earl Warren on the Supreme Courts ruling in Brown v. Board of Education.
Racial Violence and Segregation
While doing so, think of the additional questions that follow it. Do the following after you have done the above: Write an essay of about 1,000 words (its okay to go over) that answers the following question(s): In what ways did racial violence (such as lynching) and segregation (such as in schools) effect the African American community broadly? Specifically, other than having an immediate effect, such as murder or attending a segregated facility, what are some ultimate effects more broadly?
Racial Violence and Segregation
Do these broader effects impact just the African American community? To receive a passing grade, I expect nuanced responses that directly deal with the question and material at handso be sure to reference to both (a) specific information within the textbook chapter and (b) any source or sources provided in the essay prompt. https://youtu.be/SNlv1cdMnv4
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