SECOND ASSIGNMENT: THE SIXTIES
SECOND ASSIGNMENT: THE SIXTIES
1. Read the following two chapters from The Autobiography of Malcolm X. The book is is posted on Blackboard under “Books.” You should research clips of Malcolm’s speaking on YouTube. I have included two clips from his speeches to get you started.
Chapter 14: Black Muslims
Chapter 15: Icarus
https://video.alexanderstreet.com/embed/malcolm-x-who-taught-you-to-hate-speech-excerpt
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2. Read Chapter 2, The Surge, pages 41-74 in The Movement and the Sixties by Terry Anderson
3. Review the following films from Eyes on the Prize that can be found on Kanopy.
Episode 3: Ain’t Scare of Your Jails
Episode 4: From Birmingham to the March on Washington
Episode 7: The Time has Come
ASSIGNMENT 1: Compare the militant strategies to confront racism advocated by Malcolm X and Stockley Carmichael as seen on Eyes on the Prize with the strategies and tactics used by Martin Luther King and SNCC students as seen in the two films above and as described in Anderson’s book. (5-6 pages)
ASSIGNMENT 2. Would you have joined the Civil Rights movement had you lived in the 1960s? If so, explain what you would have been willing to do and explain your answer. If you would not have participated, give your reasons why. (2 pages)
Paper is to be double spaced, a Word document, 12-point type. It is due no later than Wednesday, July 22. Paper must be a FULL 7 pages minimum or you will lose points (6 and ¾ pages is short). YOU MUST USE A MINIMUM OF FOUR QUOTES (TOTALLY, NOT FROM EACH) OR REFERENCES FROM THE BOOKS AND THE FILMS TO ILLUSTRATE YOUR ANSWER TO THE FIRST QUESTIONS.
