Sam Real World Connection Source: "Levi Pettit Apologizes for Racist Chant - CNN.com." CNN. Cable News Network, n.d. Web. 27 Mar. 2015. <http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/25/us/oklahoma-levi-pettit-apology/index.html>. Summary (brief) of Current Article on Racism:
This article discusses Levi Petit, a college student of university of Oklahoma who was expelled for a 9 second long video where he says many racial slurs, then his fraternity discusses lynching. The article talks of the aftermath, and how he publicly apologized and talked of how he was shameful of his actions.
Story elements that relate to the book—Similarities AND Differences Lynching and ku-klux-klan
In the article the students chant about hanging as if it were a fun recreational activity. This article is similar to the book because in the book the nightriders, or the ku klux klan, are almost begging to get to hang someone, and how they were talking about it as it was a fun thing to do. Also, in the article the student says many racial slurs in his normal conversation. This is similar because in the 1930's white people would insult blacks at almost any chance they took, if they were racist enough.
How has racism changed since the 1930’s?
This instance of racism was extraordinarily different from the 1930's because of the reactions and the aftermath. The public reaction in the 1930's would have been minimal. Blacks would have had to accept it, and, in the south, whites would have taken it as normal, or even congratulated him about it. In today's society the person was ridiculed, expelled from his college, and the fraternity was disbanded. Also, because the person had done "nothing wrong" they would have no repercussions in the aftermath. In today's society, he publicly apologized, and he will have trouble getting a good education or possibly a good job.
Notes:
Lynching:
unlawfully hanging or otherwise killing a person by mob action.
Why was it used?
used on frontier by pioneers where legal institutions weren't established yet.
it was used as punishment for major crimes, such as rape
Who used it?
ku klux klan, other racial discrimination groups, mobs
Was mostly used as racial discrimination, with 3440 out of 4730 incidents of lynching being black deaths between 1882 and 1968
Why was it used?
to enforce law and as a scare tactic
only 1/4 were accused rape, many "crimes" were outspokenness other such "offenses"
was used a lot in the aftermath of mobs/by mobs
Connection to the book:
Tj was lynched for his accused crimes of theft
was a doctored accusation, as two white boys had helped him do the theivery
Ku-klux-klan:
Who were the kkk?
The KKK was founded in 1865-66 in Pulaski Tennessee as a social club by six confederate veteran soldiers.
It was originally a fraternity club.
the name comes from Greek kuklos, or circle.
it included people in every major southern state, ranging from mayors to sheriffs to criminals.
What did they do?
nothing in the beginning, it supposedly had no malicious intent to start.
murdered black politicians and leaders
murdered burned hanged blacks
did things to anyone black for no reason
women children teachers etc
Why did they do it?
felt blacks were insuperior, or even evil
wanted their jobs or land, and could have been angry that the "asuperior Race" had more land/money
Just because they were racist
Real World Connection
Source:
"Levi Pettit Apologizes for Racist Chant - CNN.com." CNN. Cable News Network, n.d. Web. 27 Mar. 2015. <http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/25/us/oklahoma-levi-pettit-apology/index.html>.
Summary (brief) of Current Article on Racism:
This article discusses Levi Petit, a college student of university of Oklahoma who was expelled for a 9 second long video where he says many racial slurs, then his fraternity discusses lynching. The article talks of the aftermath, and how he publicly apologized and talked of how he was shameful of his actions.
Story elements that relate to the book—Similarities AND Differences Lynching and ku-klux-klan
In the article the students chant about hanging as if it were a fun recreational activity. This article is similar to the book because in the book the nightriders, or the ku klux klan, are almost begging to get to hang someone, and how they were talking about it as it was a fun thing to do. Also, in the article the student says many racial slurs in his normal conversation. This is similar because in the 1930's white people would insult blacks at almost any chance they took, if they were racist enough.
How has racism changed since the 1930’s?
This instance of racism was extraordinarily different from the 1930's because of the reactions and the aftermath. The public reaction in the 1930's would have been minimal. Blacks would have had to accept it, and, in the south, whites would have taken it as normal, or even congratulated him about it. In today's society the person was ridiculed, expelled from his college, and the fraternity was disbanded. Also, because the person had done "nothing wrong" they would have no repercussions in the aftermath. In today's society, he publicly apologized, and he will have trouble getting a good education or possibly a good job.
Notes:
Lynching:
unlawfully hanging or otherwise killing a person by mob action.Why was it used?
Who used it?
ku klux klan, other racial discrimination groups, mobsWas mostly used as racial discrimination, with 3440 out of 4730 incidents of lynching being black deaths between 1882 and 1968
Why was it used?
to enforce law and as a scare tacticonly 1/4 were accused rape, many "crimes" were outspokenness other such "offenses"
was used a lot in the aftermath of mobs/by mobs
Connection to the book:
Tj was lynched for his accused crimes of theftwas a doctored accusation, as two white boys had helped him do the theivery
Ku-klux-klan:
Who were the kkk?
The KKK was founded in 1865-66 in Pulaski Tennessee as a social club by six confederate veteran soldiers.It was originally a fraternity club.
the name comes from Greek kuklos, or circle.
it included people in every major southern state, ranging from mayors to sheriffs to criminals.
What did they do?
nothing in the beginning, it supposedly had no malicious intent to start.murdered black politicians and leaders
murdered burned hanged blacks
did things to anyone black for no reason
women children teachers etc
Why did they do it?
felt blacks were insuperior, or even evilwanted their jobs or land, and could have been angry that the "asuperior Race" had more land/money
Just because they were racist
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