Harlem Renaissance Wrap Up What type of revolution? What type of residual effects?

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Harlem Renaissance Wrap UpWhat type of
revolution? What type of residual effects?

• For tomorrow, please review and consider the
  following information. We will have a phishbowl
  discussion concerning the above questions. Well
  discuss whether the Harlem Renaissance influenced
  the Civil Rights movement, what type of
  revolution is most influential for long-term
  influence, and whether todays art, specifically
  Hip Hop, is a positive representation of what the
  Harlem Renaissance fought to attain.
• Please come to some conclusions about the above
  ideas before responding to the blog about Hip Hop
  (not all are required to respond on the blog) or
  researching your freedom fighter (required for
  all).
• Product two phishbowl questions and one
  observation/response concerning any of the above
• Hip Hop
• The nature of revolution
• The influence of the Harlem Renaissance
• Freedom fighters

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• W.E.B. DuBois "I sit with Shakespeare, and he
  winces not. Across the color line I move arm and
  arm with Balzac and Dumas (both French
  revolutionaries fighting to create a middle
  class), where smiling men and welcoming women
  glide in gilded halls. From out of the caves of
  evening that swing between the strong-limbed
  Earth and the tracery of stars, I summon
  Aristotle and Aurelius and what soul I will, and
  they come all graciously with no scorn nor
  condescension. So, wed with Truth, I dwell above
  the veil."
• Charlotte Bronte Conventionality is not
  morality. Self-righteousness is not religion. To
  attack the first is not to assail the
  lastAppearance should not be mistaken for TRUTH
  narrow human doctrines, that only tend to elate
  and magnify a few, should not be substituted for
  the world-redeeming creed of Christ. The world
  may not like to see these ideas dissevered, for
  it has been accustomed to blend them finding it
  convenient to make external show pass for
  sterling worthto let white-washed walls vouch
  for clean shrines. It may hate him who dares to
  scrutinize and exposeto rase the gilding, and
  show base metal under itto penetrate the
  sepulcher, but hate as it will, it is indebted to
  him (Bronte/Bell 4).

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Hip-Hop A Step Forward or Back? Hip-hop adds
another dimension and diversity in the African
American culture. Is it right to discard or
criticize another's culture? The United States is
supposed to be an egalitarian society, but how
can this be true if discrimination exists in
relation to its different subcultures? Rap
emerged through the same creative ways as other
African American divisions of musical expression
(jazz, blues, RB) and gives the same level of
individualistic unity among African Americans, as
well as all that enjoy the music. Hip-hop is the
way people live. This is what verifies hip-hop as
a culture, which deserves to be understood
instead of stereotyped. Think for a moment
about the hip-hop/rap songs you hear on the radio
and the videos that accompany them. Describe the
content and language of these songs. What culture
do hip-hop/rap artists create? Specifically, how
does it counter upper middle/middle class white
culture? Why has this culture emerged? Do you
think it is progressive or regressive?
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1. Consider Hip Hop today think about the
timelineHurstons POV, Baldwins POV, our
discussions about Marx and diametrically opposed
absolutes and what Hip Hop/Rap portray today.
2. Did the Harlem Renaissance influence the
Civil Rights movement? 3. What similar
motivations, ideas, and beliefs did all these
movements have? 4. Is Hip Hop/Rap a step forward
or a step backward for the African-American
community?
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Freedom Fighters

• HW Look up information on one of the following
  people for some, you can use your history text,
  internet, or literature book Malcolm X, W.E.B.
  DuBois, Nat Turner, Martin Luther King, Jr.,
  Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Harriet
  Tubman, Nelson Mandela, Helen Suzman, Desmond
  Tutu, Gandhi, Emiliano Zapata, Francisco Franco,
  Fidel Castro, Jefferson Davis, Michael Collins,
  Mirabeau (French Revolution), Jean Paul Marat,
  Camille Desmoulins, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas
  Paine, Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, John Adams,
  Black Hawk, Chief Joseph. Make note of some
  major details about their fight for
  freedomactions, beliefs, etc. Then, decide
  whether their approach to liberty and justice for
  all was peaceful or violentdid they promote
  revolution by blood or revolution by talk?
  Lastly, consider, in their case, what was more
  effective peace or violence? (Need a basic
  outline and a Works Cited).