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Native Son by Richard Wright. Which cover do you find the most interesting and what do you think each would have in common? . Hmm. Lincoln abolishes slavery (13 th Amendment). Brown v. Board of Ed, Topecka Kansas (desegregate schools). The Great Depression. Blacks became “citizens”. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Native Son by Richard Wright
Which cover do you find the most interesting and what do you think each would have in common?
HmmTo start the class and figure out when and where our next
novel takes place, make a guess at when these events happened.
• TheGreat Depression
• The Dutch first brought
African Slaves
• Lincoln abolishes
slavery (13th Amendment)
• Civil War
•Brown v. Board of Ed, Topecka
Kansas (desegregate
schools)
• Blacks became “citizens”
• Jackie Robinson – First Black MLB player
• Rosa Parks – Bus (lead to bus
boycott
• Plessy v. Ferguson
(separate but equal)
•World War II
For A Little Perspective
1619 Dutch Bring
Slaves
1865Lincoln & the
13th Amendment
186814th Amend.
Blacks became “citizens”
C1870
15th Amend. Blacks can vote
1896Plessy v. Ferguson
1947J. Robinson
MLB
1954Brown v.
Board of Ed
1955Rosa Parks
– Bus Boycott
1939World War II
Started
1861-65Civil War
1939-45WW II
This is when our story takes place
1929-1939The Great
Depression
Scenarios
• Being a minority• Working as a chauffer• Knowing everyone looks down on you• Earning $25/week plus room and board• Being asked to be a communist• Eating with people that are of another race• Enduring constant family discontent• Possibly facing execution in the electric chair.
Write a few sentences about how you would feel if you were put in these situations. Throughout the book, compare and contrast your feelings to how
our protagonist reacts hearing, seeing, or being part of these events.
Money Talk1930 2013
•Salary - $18,261•Loaf of Bread – $1.20•Qt. of Milk - $1.87•$66•$106•$1,334•$133,488
•Salary - $1,368•Loaf of Bread – 9 cents•Qt. of Milk – 14 cents•$5•$8•$100•10,000
Famous cases/events•Loeb and Leopold •Scottsboro Boys•Red Scare/McCarthyism •Plessy vs. Ferguson •Brown vs. Board of Education •Civil War•The Great Depression•13th amendment
Watch out for:•Differences of multiple groups of people• Ignorance and blindness•Hate and fear•Oppression and segregation •Opportunity and conformity•Nature (natural instincts and characteristics) vs. Nurture
(outside forces such as friends, family, society, etc.)
Reading – What do you think?•Must read the introduction!•Book 1 – Fear•Book 2 – Flight•Book 3 – Fate
Characters1. Bigger Thomas2. Buddy Thomas3. Vera Thomas4. Mrs. Thomas5. Jack6. G. H. 7. Gus8. Doc9. Bessie Mears10.Reverend
Hammond
1. Buckley2. Mr. Britten3. Blum4. Jan Erlone5. Mr. Henry Dalton6. Mrs. Dalton7. Mary Dalton8. Peggy9. Dalton Cat10.Max