Period 6: Stamped chapters 19, 20, & 21 by Gentle Tassione McGaughey

Mia H

2024-11-05 19:44:20 UTC

The beliefs that made Malcom X antiracist were that Black people were the original people of the world, contradicting the bible. He also preached for Black self-sufficiency, that black people could care for themselves, their communities.

Sudaysi

2024-11-05 22:48:24 UTC

According to Dr. Reynolds, the main reason why Martin Luther King Jr.'s nonviolent strategies were seen as "embarrassing the country" was because of the unfavorable impression they gave of the US, especially in light of the civil rights movement and the international political scene. This viewpoint emphasizes the conflict between King's ethically motivated strategy for denouncing racial injustice and the national purpose in preserving a favorable worldwide reputation during a period of profound social change.

Mia H

2024-11-05 22:57:43 UTC

Reynolds says that Dr. Kings nonviolent tactics were "embarrassing the country" in a sense that it was exposing the racism and injustice to the rest of the world. It showed everyone the way police and white Americans were treating others.

Phillip Nguyen

2024-11-05 23:00:00 UTC

Reynolds says that Black people experienced a "double Depression" because of the effects of the Great Depression and because of their lack of freedom. He categorizes the lack of freedom as the 2nd depression to emphasize the severity of it, equating it to extreme poverty.

Seijiro

2024-11-05 23:06:28 UTC

Reynolds says that Black people experienced "double depression" because they were forced to deal with inequality AND no money at the same time. During this period everyone had no money, but Black people had no rights either, and they were forced to struggle through immense hardship. Despite this, they continued to fight for their rights and depended on their community and its support to keep going.

Phillip Nguyen

2024-11-05 23:08:19 UTC

Reynolds define "Black safe spaces" as places, perhaps communities or neighborhoods, where Black people can be among allies. He describes them as places that can resist and fight against the torrent of damaging media and stereotypes.

Astrid R.

2024-11-05 23:09:32 UTC

Reynolds defines "Black safe spaces" as a safe place for black African Americans to fight back against racism and inequality and to provide a place where they feel a sense of freedom.

Seijiro

2024-11-05 23:14:38 UTC

Reynolds defines "Black safe spaces" as places that would fight against the persistent racism that Black people faced throughout the years. In a time where the identity of Black people was scrutinized and frowned upon these places allowed people to take pride in their identity and who they were.

Mia H

2024-11-05 23:19:41 UTC

Reynolds defined Black safe spaces as spaces that would resist and fight against against the media storm of racist ideas and stereotypes that come year after year. The stereotypes that their households have absent fathers, their sexually immortal, and their family dynamics.

Mia H

2024-11-05 23:24:01 UTC

Reynolds says that Black people experienced a "double Depression" because with the Great Depression, no one had money. But for Black people they had no money and no freedom. It was double hardships = double depression.

Seijiro

2024-11-05 23:25:32 UTC

Reynolds says that Dr. King's nonviolent tactics were "embarrassing the country" because he felt that they didn't do enough especially when you consider what the racists were doing to them. Despite the nonviolent and peaceful approach that Black people were taking White supremacists still responded with violence and when Dr. King continued to not fight back and let it happen this is what "embarrassed the country." People like Malcom X believed that if they were dealing with violence they should fight back with violence and take authority rather than constantly being beat down. He wanted power for his people and thought that Dr. Kings tactics weren't enough.

Phillip Nguyen

2024-11-05 23:25:56 UTC

It wasn't Dr. King's nonviolent tactics that (directly) embarrassed the country, but rather the country's response to it. Violently beating down people who weren't doing any physical harm was an act that showed great pettiness and evilness (for lack of a better word) from the police and government.

Astrid R.

2024-11-05 23:27:14 UTC

Reynolds says this because Black people had no rights or freedom and it was almost impossible for them to live happily. and on top of that they were living in the times of the great depression so therefore they were also dealing with having no money and no freedom while white people only had to worry about having no money which is why it was considered a double depression to them.

Seijiro

2024-11-05 23:28:59 UTC

Some of the beliefs that made Malcom X antiracist were his beliefs that Black people could care and provide for their own communities without the help of White people, and that Black people should live for themselves and not for the confirmation of Whites. He preached for Black self-sufficiency and independence claiming that they were just as capable if not more than Whites.

Viola Dolfay

2024-11-05 23:32:33 UTC

the aspect of Angela Davis childhood that lead her to an antiracist life was her parents taught her to be an antiracist

Phillip Nguyen

2024-11-05 23:33:26 UTC

The purpose of Baldwin's book The Fire Next Time was to show the racism that Black people have experienced in the past, the racism they were currently experiencing, and the racism that they would experience in the future. In other words, he wanted people to be informed of racism and to encourage them to fight it (emphasizing that the Emancipation Proclamation was not the end of this fight for freedom).

Astrid

2024-11-06 21:56:24 UTC

Angela Davis childhood aspects were all about antiracism because of her parents. They were both activist who believed racism should end which is where she became an antiracist activist just like her parents.

Astrid R.

2024-11-06 22:03:40 UTC

Malcom x believed that black people were the original people of the world. He would preach this such as believe that black people could support and take care of themselves without having white people think of them as less.

Kyzer

2024-11-06 22:03:55 UTC

The reason that Reynolds says that Black people experienced a "double Depression" is because the country had just entered into the Great Depression. Meaning they had no money and no freedom.

Natalie G.

2024-11-06 22:09:34 UTC

Reynolds calls it the "double depression" because black people not only had to experience having no money, like everyone else during the Great Depression, but also having no freedom.

Abdi

2024-11-06 22:12:06 UTC

Reynolds claims that Black people suffered from "double depression" as a result of having to contend with both poverty and inequality continuously. Not only did everyone have no money
during this time, but Black people also had no rights and had to endure great hardship. They persisted in fighting for their rights in spite of this, relying on their community and its backing to sustain them.

Natalie G.

2024-11-06 22:14:37 UTC

Malcolm X had the belief that black people didn't need the help of white people and were fully capable of provide for their own communities which made him antiracist.

Kyzer

2024-11-06 22:16:29 UTC

The purpose of The Fire Next Time was to address the racism Black people has faced in America and the racism they are going to keep experiencing. He also warns both White and Black people to take action in order to attack the legacy of racism.

Finhas

2024-11-06 22:20:05 UTC

W.E.B. Du Bois became an antiracist socialist because he saw racism and capitalism as interconnected systems that oppressed Black people and other marginalized groups. Initially focused on racial injustice, he later recognized how economic inequality reinforced racial hierarchies, pushing him toward socialism as a solution for true equality. His experiences globally also highlighted that Black liberation was tied to a broader struggle for workers’ rights, anti-imperialism, and social justice. He believed socialism offered a path to dismantle both racial and economic oppression by fostering solidarity across racial and national lines.

Abdi

2024-11-06 22:21:30 UTC

According to Reynolds, "Black safe spaces" are locations that would fight the enduring discrimination that Black people have experienced throughout the years. During a period when Black people's identities were questioned and disapproved of, these locations gave people the opportunity to be proud of who they were.

Finhas

2024-11-06 22:21:43 UTC

Malcolm X’s antiracist beliefs stemmed from a commitment to Black pride, self-determination, and rejection of white supremacy. Influenced by Pan-Africanism, he saw racism as a global issue and called for unity among Black people worldwide. After his pilgrimage to Mecca, he broadened his view to support universal human rights, advocating for justice for all oppressed people.

Natalie G.

2024-11-06 22:22:18 UTC

Reynolds says that Dr. King was "embarrassing the country" because he was exposing the racist acts and behaviors from the police and government therefore making the country look bad.

Finhas

2024-11-06 22:23:12 UTC

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned segregation in public spaces, prohibited employment discrimination, strengthened voting rights, and required federally funded programs to avoid discrimination. It was a foundational step in advancing racial and gender equality in the U.S.

Natalie G.

2024-11-06 22:23:45 UTC

Reynolds describes "Black safe spaces" as spaces where racists ideas weren't tolerated and fought against.

Abdi

2024-11-06 22:24:15 UTC

According to Reynolds, Dr. King's nonviolent strategies were "embarrassing the country" in that they revealed racism and injustice to the outside world. Everyone could see how white Americans and the police treated others.

Evie Nelson

2024-11-07 23:11:12 UTC

Reynolds says that Black people experienced a "double depression" because not only did they not have any money during the Great Depression, but they also didn't have any freedom. The combination of the two made the Depression era much harder on Black people than it was for White people.

Evie Nelson

2024-11-07 23:14:09 UTC

Author Jason Reynolds defines "Black safe spaces" as a space that would fight against racist ideas that came from the media. DuBois wanted to defend against unfair stereotypes about black people.

Evie Nelson

2024-11-07 23:22:40 UTC

Jason Reynolds claims that Dr. King's nonviolent tactics were "embarrassing the country" because of the impression his tactics gave the USA. His tactics were exposing the rest of the world to the systemic racism and prejudice that the United States held against Black people, which made the states look bad.

Evie Nelson

2024-11-07 23:26:08 UTC

Growing up, Angela Davis was trained by her parents to be an Antiracist. Her mother was the leader of an antiracist organization that protested economic/ racial disparities. Seeing the poverty and racism surrounding her, she was influenced to lead an antiracist life.

Sarah guzman

2024-11-08 17:15:28 UTC

Reynold said that Black people suffered from double depression due to poverty and inequality and not only that everyone had no money at the time and also since black people didn't really have any rights they still fought for their rights in spite of this haveing to rely on the comunity around them

Lydia

2024-11-13 02:32:46 UTC

By "double Depression," Reynolds is saying that Black people experienced both economic poverty during the Depression and also social poverty coming from a lack of freedom and basic human rights.

Will

2025-01-19 21:02:53 UTC

Reynolds situates the concept of 'Black safe spaces' within the historical struggle against systemic racism and discrimination. He cites W. E. B. Du Bois, noting that this concept emerged from the recognition that Black people needed refuge from the dominant society's prejudices and hostility.

Will

2025-01-19 21:11:30 UTC

The book emphasizes Malcolm X's transformation later in life. After his travel to Mecca in 1964, he experienced a profound shift in perspective, when he saw many races all living together, which is the opposite of what was asked, but highlights his transformation out of racism

Will

2025-01-19 21:14:05 UTC

He said this to describe the compounded economic and social hardships Black people faced during the Great Depression.