African Americans - Salisbury University
Lecture Outline: African Americans
Issues to consider for group discussion of Assigned Readings (my list):
Zinn- Why Slavery emerged in US (what historical conditions led to it, in Jamestown, VA?)
-- Slavery in the Americans vs. Slavery in Africa (differences)
-- What were African civilizations like? – (Schaefer ch. 7)
-- Slave resistance, various forms of… -- White collaboration?
Scahaefer—Ch. 7 (History)
– Ethnic group origins of African Slaves (diverse) --Afrocentric Perspective & Survival of African culture in US
-- Abolitionists & racial equality? -- What was Reconstruction Era like?
-- Reparations for slavery?
-- Washington VS. DuBois debate over how to make progress
--De Jure segregation (ch. 7) vs. De Facto (ch. 8) segregation
--Black Protest—esp. Civil Rights movement -- Civil Disobedience & MLK Lttr Birmingham jail
----Urban violence & explanations? Black Power movement (& roots of)
--Role of religion & church
Schaefer Ch. 8 (Current era)
-- SES Status of African Americans, trends over recent decades in each…
– Ed: Continued segregation? Apartheid Schools? “Acting White”? Problems in Higher Ed?
-- Income & Wealth (blacks compared to whites) --African American Middle class (size?)
-- Family structure challenges & strengths?
-- Housing segregation (& reasons, & red-lining)
-- Criminal Justice (victimization rates & “differential justice”)
-- Healthcare (Illness & Life expectancy differences, role of stress, “medical apartheid”)
-- Politics & representation --meaning & significance of Obama presidency…vs. how much are African Americans represented in political system beyond local level?
Lecture: (some overlap with group discussion report in)
De Jure vs. De Facto segregation (Schaefer, chs. 7 & 8)
Continued segregation in Education (Schaefer ch. 8)
Slavery in America – (Zinn rdg. in Gallagher)
Historical conditions leading to, esp. in Jamsetown. Va
Demographic devastation (Millions taken from Africa, and die)
Key role of Slavery in building wealth of America & things still in use today (Schaefer Ch. 7)
Socio-Economic Status (SES) census data in current era (ed., occupation, income, poverty) (Census date & Schaefer ch. 8)
Things I told you to look at in text / rdgs:
Ch. 7 Schaefer: -- Abolitionist view on racial equality, the Reconstruction Era and racial equality, Dejure Segregation, Change & protest (Civil Rights Movt. – esp. “letter from Birmingham Jail”; Block Power Movt & why formed)
Ch. 8 Schaefer – Education segregation continued, Defacto Segregation (VS. Dejure), Blck Middle Class, Criminial justice—“differential justice”
Washington Vs. DuBois debate (leadership & strategy) -- discussed only briefly in class, go look at text (Schaefer ch. 7)
Reconstruction Era & race relations
VS. Jim Crow Era segregation & Violence (Schaefer ch. 7)
Role of religion in Slavery (Zinn) and in social change & resistance to racism (Schaefer ch. 7)
“Acting White” controversy / issue in schools, and critique of this view. (Schaefer ch. 8)
Healthcare issues for African Americans – role of stress from racism, ‘Medical Apartheid” (Schaefer, ch. 8)
Family structures – various forms, key role of extended family (Schaefer, ch. 8)
Other things I did not lecture on (or only a little) but you should be familiar with:
Group Discussion points put on board (in addition to those noted above)
Schaefer Ch. 7:
Civil Rights Movement & rationale for Civil Disobedience -- MLK letter from Birmingham jail – the duty to disobey immoral laws…
Reparations for Slavery Debate
Why Black Power Movement?
Schaefer, Ch. 8:
“Apartheid Schools” & school segregation today
Residential Segregation Practices -- e.g. “red-lining”
Black Middle class
Zinn: Slavery in Africa vs. Slavery in US
White Indentured Servants & African Slaves—Collaboration…
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