Master Narrative
True or False: White washing means to cover up or hide unpleasant facts, crimes, or scandals to make a person, group, or situation look innocent or clean.
True.
(Think back to the artwork we observed of the white person covering the African American activists/trailblazers in white paint.)
True or False: History is not facts. History is the arguments we make about the past
True.
Define White Supremacy.
The belief that white people constitute a superior race and should therefore dominate society, typically to the exclusion or detriment of other racial and ethnic groups.
What is used to make manufactured goods?
Raw materials.
Why was Nicole embarrassed?
Her father was patriotic and flew the American flag at their house. He kept it in pristine condition. She felt that America was no place to be proud of and that they had not done right by Black people.
Imagine a history book tells the story of America mostly from the perspective of wealthy white Americans.
What might be missing from this story? (Whose perspectives are not being told?) List at least 3 examples.
Other perspectives and experiences such as those of Black people, Indigenous people, Hispanic People, women, immigrants, etc.)
True or False: A master narrative always includes every person's experiences.
False.
Define Colonization.
The action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area; the action of appropriating a place or domain for one's own use.
Exporting = ___________. Importing = ___________.
Exporting = Selling. Importing = Buying.
True or False: Teaching The 1619 Project in schools is banned in many states and is highly controversial.
True.
Why should historians question or interrogate the master narrative?
Because one version of history may leave out important people, perspectives, or experiences.
Mercantilism was an economic system used by European countries and their colonies to build wealth and power by importing more goods than they exported
False.
Wealth was generated by exporting more than they imported. (Think: Exporting = Selling, Importing = Buying).
Define Oppression.
A social act that involves placing severe restrictions on a person, group, or institution; Mistreatment.
What is an export?
Something a country sends out for trade.
What seemed like the only option for work for black teens?
Going to the army.
Two history books describe the same event very differently. One book is used in most schools and presents one version as the "official" story. The other includes perspectives that the first book leavers out.
What should a historian do before deciding which account gives the most complete understanding of the event?
Examine evidence from multiple sources and perspectives rather than automatically accepting the most widely used or commonly told version.
(Think: Sourcing. Remember our Cafeteria Fight Investigation Scenario)
True or False: An attribution line gives credit to the original source or creator
True.
(Think: Attribution Line = Instagram Photo Credits)
Define Democracy.
A system of government where the power to rule belongs to the citizens. (i.e. voting)
List 3 examples of raw goods.
Possible Answers: Cotton, Tobacco, Timber, Sugar (Molasses), Rice, Indigo, Furs, Precious Metals
What is the Georgia Coalition of The People's America?
A nonpartisan organization that mobilized a multiracial group of voters and fought against disenfranchisement for voting rights
What is the master narrative?
What is being taught and told by the masses. Narrative deeply embedded in a particular culture. A version of history that falsely tells us that Europeans were the original founders and settlers of America. It provides only one perspective and leaves out the stories and contributions of people of color.
True or False: When African Americans first arrived in the U.S., they were told that they were not American.
True.
(Beginning of The 1619 Project, episode 1)
Define Indigenous.
Originating, existing in a land from the earliest time, native.
Mercantilism was an economic system under which countries accumulated wealth and power by exporting more goods than they imported.
How should we remember the year 1619? Why was it important?
1619 marked the true start of American enslavement when the first 20 slaves were brought to Virginia (August 1619).