" In grateful memory of their former teacher and friend and of the unselfish life he lived, and the noble work he wrought; that they, their children, and their children's children might be blessed. The reason that I feel that it is a powerful message because it is talking about how successful they became.
".......the thought of things themselves, the confused, halfconscious mutter of men who are black and whitened, crying "Liberty, Freedom, Opportunity-vouchsafe to us, O boastful World, the chance of living men!" This quote impacted me because the author is bothered by the impression that black people must act like white people in order to have the same rights and opportunities. I believe this new outlook was a turning point for equality.
To be completely honest I didn't really comprehend all of the reading if any at all. But something that made me think was this quote. "And so, too, the native ambition and aspiration of men, even though they be balck, backward, and ungraceful, must not lightly be dealt with"
The whole thing was pretty complex, I couldn't really pick out one statement that was really powerful to me. The paper as a whole was powerful itself. I agree with everything we said in class today. Like how he sounded more dissappointed at the fact that they weren't given the same opportunities, than he was mad at it.
passage 4 moved me because it seems to talk about how tha "negroes" are eager and ready to rise above, but they are put down so much and they are so uneducated that they dont really know how to mmove out of this rut. im really glad that things are starting to change. its takin long enough, but we still have a lot of work to do.
From such schools about two thousand Negroes have gone forth with the bachelor's degree. The number in itself is enough to put at rest the argument that too large proportion of Negroes are receiving higher training. If the ratio to pupoulation of Negro students throughout the land, in both college and secondary training, be counted, Commissioner Harris assures us "it must be increased to five times its present average" to equal the average of the land.
This passage was the most powerful to me because it showed that against all odds, black people can achieve higher education.
The black persons did not have very good educasion. They were slaves and some of them died. They were asking them to liberate them and they fight for his rights.
"...O Southern Gentlemen! If you deplore their presence here, they ask, Who brought us? When you cry, Deliver us from the vision of intermarriage, they answer that legal marriage is infinitely better than systematic concubinage and prostitution. And if in just fury you accuse their vagabonds of violating women, they also in fury quite as just may reply: The rape which your gentlemen have done against helpless black women in defiance of your own laws is written on the foreheads of two millions of mulattoes, and written in ineffaceable blood..."
This quote showed me an example of just how bad the double standards were in the south back then.
I didn't really understand most of the passage but to me the most important part was the entire first paragraph. Where he says that God created a clown-ish but lovable man and called him a negro .. or something like that. But other than that, i didn't really get it, sorry mrs.hall. (and I hope your sons okay) :) the end.
Thus, then and now, there stand in the South two separate worlds, and separate not simply in the highter realms of social intercourse, but also in church and school, on railway and streetcar, in hotels and theatres, in streets and city sections, in books and newspapers, in asy lums and jails, in hospitals and graveyards.
this statement was very powerful to me because it showed the amount of seperation between whites and blacks. it was not just on buses and schools, but everywhere. this quote also i think shows all areas in which black people where oppressed.
I agree with monica. i didnt understand much about it either. i think we should talk about it more in class, to get a better understanding. and plus i havent been at school for like 3 days so im kinda out of it. i heard about your son mrs.hall. i hope he's alright! :)
"strange to relate! for this is certain, no secure civilization can be built in the south with the negro as an ignorant, turbulent proletarial. suppose we seek to remedy this by making them laborers and nothing more; they are not fools, they have tasted of the Tree of Life, and they will not cease to think, will not cease attempting to read the riddle of the world" this quote was easy for me to understand...i thought that it was very well explained how the world could not continue to carry on the way it is.
to be honest.. i read like 6 pages of it and stopped because i didnt get it at all.. i didnt understand it and it was not intresting to me.. sorry mrs hall but i couldnt read it anymore .. i couldnt continue reading something that i didnt understand anything i read before.. so why continue..??
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" In grateful memory of their former teacher and friend and of the unselfish life he lived, and the noble work he wrought; that they, their children, and their children's children might be blessed. The reason that I feel that it is a powerful message because it is talking about how successful they became.
".......the thought of things themselves, the confused, halfconscious mutter of men who are black and whitened, crying "Liberty, Freedom, Opportunity-vouchsafe to us, O boastful World, the chance of living men!"
This quote impacted me because the author is bothered by the impression that black people must act like white people in order to have the same rights and opportunities. I believe this new outlook was a turning point for equality.
i dont know because i didnt read it so nothin was powerful to me... but its cool..
To be completely honest I didn't really comprehend all of the reading if any at all. But something that made me think was this quote. "And so, too, the native ambition and aspiration of men, even though they be balck, backward, and ungraceful, must not lightly be dealt with"
The whole thing was pretty complex, I couldn't really pick out one statement that was really powerful to me. The paper as a whole was powerful itself. I agree with everything we said in class today. Like how he sounded more dissappointed at the fact that they weren't given the same opportunities, than he was mad at it.
passage 4 moved me because it seems to talk about how tha "negroes" are eager and ready to rise above, but they are put down so much and they are so uneducated that they dont really know how to mmove out of this rut. im really glad that things are starting to change. its takin long enough, but we still have a lot of work to do.
From such schools about two thousand Negroes have gone forth with the bachelor's degree. The number in itself is enough to put at rest the argument that too large proportion of Negroes are receiving higher training. If the ratio to pupoulation of Negro students throughout the land, in both college and secondary training, be counted, Commissioner Harris assures us "it must be increased to five times its present average" to equal the average of the land.
This passage was the most powerful to me because it showed that against all odds, black people can achieve higher education.
I tried to read the assignment but it was very confusing to me. I couldn't comprehend it very well.
The black persons did not have very good educasion. They were slaves and some of them died. They were asking them to liberate them and they fight for his rights.
"...O Southern Gentlemen! If you deplore their presence here, they ask, Who brought us? When you cry, Deliver us from the vision of intermarriage, they answer that legal marriage is infinitely better than systematic concubinage and prostitution. And if in just fury you accuse their vagabonds of violating women, they also in fury quite as just may reply: The rape which your gentlemen have done against helpless black women in defiance of your own laws is written on the foreheads of two millions of mulattoes, and written in ineffaceable blood..."
This quote showed me an example of just how bad the double standards were in the south back then.
to be completley honest i didn't really understand anything about the passage...i read it but i didn't understand one word from it
I didn't really understand most of the passage but to me the most important part was the entire first paragraph. Where he says that God created a clown-ish but lovable man and called him a negro .. or something like that. But other than that, i didn't really get it, sorry mrs.hall. (and I hope your sons okay)
:) the end.
Thus, then and now, there stand in the South two separate worlds, and separate not simply in the highter realms of social intercourse, but also in church and school, on railway and streetcar, in hotels and theatres, in streets and city sections, in books and newspapers, in asy lums and jails, in hospitals and graveyards.
this statement was very powerful to me because it showed the amount of seperation between whites and blacks. it was not just on buses and schools, but everywhere. this quote also i think shows all areas in which black people where oppressed.
I agree with monica. i didnt understand much about it either. i think we should talk about it more in class, to get a better understanding. and plus i havent been at school for like 3 days so im kinda out of it. i heard about your son mrs.hall. i hope he's alright! :)
i dont know ehat he seid word for word but it was on the second page it was the part about the key to sucess in this world sould be through education
I thought the entire passige was relatively powerful, not one specific part.
i didnt read it either but i am sure it was POWERFUL!!!
i love you mrs hall :)
"strange to relate! for this is certain, no secure civilization can be built in the south with the negro as an ignorant, turbulent proletarial. suppose we seek to remedy this by making them laborers and nothing more; they are not fools, they have tasted of the Tree of Life, and they will not cease to think, will not cease attempting to read the riddle of the world" this quote was easy for me to understand...i thought that it was very well explained how the world could not continue to carry on the way it is.
to be honest.. i read like 6 pages of it and stopped because i didnt get it at all.. i didnt understand it and it was not intresting to me.. sorry mrs hall but i couldnt read it anymore .. i couldnt continue reading something that i didnt understand anything i read before.. so why continue..??
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