1619 Lit Circle 5 by Asa Morrison

Why did the author start the article off with the election of Donald Trump in 2020? Why not start with a different president or election?

amorrison242 — 2024-05-21 04:07:30 UTC

In the text it says, “ The speaker of the state assembly, Robin Vos, made his point more explicitly: ‘If you took Madison and Milwaukee out of the state election formula, we would have a clear majority—we would have all five constitutional officers, and we would probably have many more seats in the Legislature.’ The argument is straightforward: Their mostly white voters should count. Other voters-Black people and other people of color who live in cities-shouldn’t.” (Ph 47)

amorrison242 — 2024-05-21 04:07:40 UTC

How do you feel about this argument? Do you think that it could be a possibility that only votes from white citizens will count in the election in the future?

The Democratic party is often known as the more liberal and inclusive party compared to the Republican party. In the text, it revealed that Michigan Republicans have used gerrymandering tactics in order to weaken the power of the Democratic governor and attorney general. (Paragraph 46, Sentence 1)

amorrison242 — 2024-05-21 04:07:47 UTC

How do you think this affected African American citizens and voters? Do you think that their votes were most affected by this gerrymandering?

In the text it says, “Donald Trump’s false claims of electoral fraud in the wake of the 2020 presidential election were an expression of the idea that only certain majorities are real majorities, that only some Americans deserve to hold power.” (Paragraph 50, Sentence 1)

amorrison242 — 2024-05-21 04:07:53 UTC

What (racial) group of Americans do you think Donald Trump believes deserve to hold power? What does this mean for people of color, especially those in poorer communities?

amorrison242 — 2024-05-21 04:09:00 UTC

“While neutral on their face, these methods-the assaults on the legitimacy of nonwhite political actors, the casting of rival political majorities as unrepresentative, the drive to nullify democratically elected governing coalitions-are downstream of ideas and ideologies that came to fruition in the defense of human bondage and racial segregation.” (Paragraph 52, Sentence 1) In the present day, politicians still maintain a mindset that defends and somewhat supports the ideologies associated slavery and racial segregation.

What could this mean for African Americans if these politics stay in power? Is this something to be concerned about?

How can we inspire young African Americans to vote for politicians who are more aligned with their values? Are there any current politicians who truly care about the benefit of people of color in the United States of America or is their liberal stance just a way to win votes from younger citizens?

amorrison242 — 2024-05-21 04:09:10 UTC

amorrison242 — 2024-05-21 04:09:21 UTC

“In Georgia, voting officials slashed the number of polling places in majority-Black precincts even as the number of voters surged.3 After Trump lost, with the majority of mail-in ballots going to his opponent, his campaign argued that illegal voting had been particularly rampant in a few cities within the states that had determined the election: Atlanta, Detroit, Philadelphia, and Milwaukee.” (Paragraph 3, Sentence 4) In the situation described in Paragraph 3, Sentence 4, the integrity of votes was a matter of a politician’s word over the word of millions of people. This is the controversy that sparked the raid on the US Capitol on January 6, 2020.

How can we change instances like January 6, 2020 from happening again?

“We’ve come to Philly to find out/ What happens/ When we stop running,/ And we start talking/ Among ourselves./ What better selves/ Do we knit?” (Paragraph 67) This stanza talks about Philadelphia as a refuge for African Americans.

amorrison242 — 2024-05-21 04:09:28 UTC

Do you believe that is true now? What issues do we still face in this city? How would you connect this to your life?

A discussion of a work’s characters: are they realistic, symbolic, historically-based?

amorrison242 — 2024-05-21 04:09:34 UTC

What motivates the characters or leads them to make the choices they do?

amorrison242 — 2024-05-21 04:09:40 UTC

Commentary on the social, political, or economic context in which a work was written –- how does the context influence the work?

amorrison242 — 2024-05-21 04:09:44 UTC

How do you think this affected African American citizens and voters? Do you think that their votes were most affected by this gerrymandering?

amorrison242 — 2024-05-21 04:09:48 UTC

How does gerrymandering work?

amorrison242 — 2024-05-21 04:09:53 UTC

How does gerrymandering work?

What (racial) group of Americans do you think Donald Trump believes deserve to hold power? What does this mean for people of color, especially those in poorer communities?

amorrison242 — 2024-05-21 04:09:57 UTC

In the present day, politicians still try to defend slavery and racial segregation. What could this mean for African Americans if these politics stay in power? Is this something to be concerned about?

amorrison242 — 2024-05-21 04:10:03 UTC

How can we inspire young people (especially underrepresented groups) to vote for politicians who are more aligned with their values? Are there any current politicians who truly care about the benefit of people of color in the United States of America or is their liberal stance just a way to win votes from younger citizens?

amorrison242 — 2024-05-21 04:10:09 UTC

In the situation described in Paragraph 3, Sentence 4, the integrity of votes was a matter of a politician’s word over the word of millions of people. This is the controversy that sparked the raid on the US Capitol on January 6, 2020. How can we change instances like January 6, 2020 from happening again?

amorrison242 — 2024-05-21 04:10:13 UTC

“We’ve come to Philly to find out/ What happens/ When we stop running,/ And we start talking/ Among ourselves./ What better selves/ Do we knit?” (Paragraph 67) This stanza talks about Philadelphia as a refuge for African Americans. Do you believe that is true now? What issues do we still face in this city? How would you connect this to your life?

amorrison242 — 2024-05-21 04:10:19 UTC