Luke Real World Connection Source:
Fornelli, Tom. "Four-star Recruit Decommits from Oklahoma following Racist Video." CBSSports.com. CBSSports, 9 Mar. 2015. Web. 27 Mar. 2015. Summary (brief) of Current Article on Racism:
A Oklahoma fraternity released a video with racist chants and thoughts. The university quickly acted upon the video and helped clean up the damage by closing the fraternity and demonstrations for the school. The video did hurt football recruitment when a four star commit, Jean Delance, decommited from Oklahoma. The video was not the only reason for his decision but it was a definite roadblock.
Story elements that relate to the book—Similarities AND Differences
Harsh language was used by both the fraternity and by racists in the 30s. The same words were used then just as they are now. Nearly every racist group or person is racist against blacks and they are often in groups. The fraternity is similar to the kkk In respect that they act as a group. There are many differences between the book and the story though such as the actions taken against the racism. The president of the university put a stop to the racism, in the book the only person that would have been able to stop it would have been the sheriff or the Wallace's themselves. The president actually had the power to stop the hurt, while the sheriff may not have been able to.
How has racism changed since the 1930’s?
Racism has changed a lot since the 30s. Even though there are pockets of people that are still racist, the overall concept is looked down upon. Blacks are often treated as equals now, but in the 30s, it was un thought of that a black would be an equal. People are willing to take a stand against racism and there are plenty of people that are now viewed as heros over white people because of their athletic, military, or entertainment abilities and many don't have to face much racism unlike early blacks. Most of the physical abuse of blacks is past, and now blacks are able to fight back without being hanged or killed.
Notes:Jim Crow Laws 1880s-1960s related to a caste system southern state governments allowed for the segregation of blacks and whites gains by blacks during Reconstruction were nullified with the passing of jim crow laws almost all public objects and places were segregated, the black parts were often in very bad condition and less equipped not protested with force until post ww2 in 50s the supreme court forced admittance to u of texas for a black individual also 1954 brown v board of education, separate schools based on race deemed unconstitutional essentially ended in 1968 with laws and movements possible connections:
blacks went on boycotts and underwent legal suits in an attempt to desegregate the country
The two different schools- Jefferson Davis has busses and is much nicer Great Faith is small and run down, they have all the second hand materials from Jefferson Davis and other white schools
In Mississippi Bridge, the grandma get kicked of the bus b/c there where white people that wanted her spot
See C. V. Woodward, The Strange Career of Jim Crow (1966); L. F. Litwack, How Free Is Free? The Long Death of Jim Crow (2009).
Real World Connection
Source:
Fornelli, Tom. "Four-star Recruit Decommits from Oklahoma following Racist Video." CBSSports.com. CBSSports, 9 Mar. 2015. Web. 27 Mar. 2015.
Summary (brief) of Current Article on Racism:
A Oklahoma fraternity released a video with racist chants and thoughts. The university quickly acted upon the video and helped clean up the damage by closing the fraternity and demonstrations for the school. The video did hurt football recruitment when a four star commit, Jean Delance, decommited from Oklahoma. The video was not the only reason for his decision but it was a definite roadblock.
Story elements that relate to the book—Similarities AND Differences
Harsh language was used by both the fraternity and by racists in the 30s. The same words were used then just as they are now. Nearly every racist group or person is racist against blacks and they are often in groups. The fraternity is similar to the kkk In respect that they act as a group. There are many differences between the book and the story though such as the actions taken against the racism. The president of the university put a stop to the racism, in the book the only person that would have been able to stop it would have been the sheriff or the Wallace's themselves. The president actually had the power to stop the hurt, while the sheriff may not have been able to.
How has racism changed since the 1930’s?
Racism has changed a lot since the 30s. Even though there are pockets of people that are still racist, the overall concept is looked down upon. Blacks are often treated as equals now, but in the 30s, it was un thought of that a black would be an equal. People are willing to take a stand against racism and there are plenty of people that are now viewed as heros over white people because of their athletic, military, or entertainment abilities and many don't have to face much racism unlike early blacks. Most of the physical abuse of blacks is past, and now blacks are able to fight back without being hanged or killed.
Notes: Jim Crow Laws
1880s-1960s
related to a caste system
southern state governments allowed for the segregation of blacks and whites
gains by blacks during Reconstruction were nullified with the passing of jim crow laws
almost all public objects and places were segregated, the black parts were often in very bad condition and less equipped
not protested with force until post ww2
in 50s the supreme court forced admittance to u of texas for a black individual
also 1954 brown v board of education, separate schools based on race deemed unconstitutional
essentially ended in 1968 with laws and movements
possible connections:
blacks went on boycotts and underwent legal suits in an attempt to desegregate the country
The two different schools- Jefferson Davis has busses and is much nicer Great Faith is small and run down, they have all the second hand materials from Jefferson Davis and other white schools
In Mississippi Bridge, the grandma get kicked of the bus b/c there where white people that wanted her spot
See C. V. Woodward, The Strange Career of Jim Crow (1966); L. F. Litwack, How Free Is Free? The Long Death of Jim Crow (2009).