From the Book
Name 3 important times of Coates life that are mentioned in the book
What is Childhood/school, college, after college, becoming a father, etc
"Either I can beat him, or ___________."
What is "the Police Will"
How does Coates define the term "The Black Body"?
The black body is constantly under threat through acts of racism. Throughout history people of color have be dehumanized, abused and subjected to violence
What term does Coates use to describe the system of categorizing people based on physical characteristics, which has led to historical and ongoing oppression?
What is Race?
Where is Coates Originally From?
What is Baltimore, Maryland?
What foreign country does Coates visit in the end of the book?
What is Paris?
"But race is the _______ of racism, not the father."
What is Child
How does Coates use the legacy of slavery in Between the World and Me?
Coates doesn't just focus on the present but uses American history to help showcase the first and most horrific examples of the destruction of black bodies.
What does the acronym HBCU stand for?
What is Historically Black College or University
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
Brown vs Board of Education fought to end segregation in schools. This case won, which lead to schools becoming integrated
What historical event does Coates reference to explain the systemic violence and oppression faced by Black people in America?
What is Slavery
" ___________ was where I first came to understand the concept of black power. It was the place where I learned the warmth of our particular world."
What is the Mecca or Howard University
What is the American Dream according to Coates?
What is The American Dream is the perfect little house with a white picket fence but Coates sees it as something only accessible to white people and built on the suffering of people of color.
Define The Mecca to Coates
Who does Coates interview at the end of his book?
Who is Dr. Jones (Shooting victim's mother)?
What is the full name of the individual who was shot and killed by police in the book
What is Prince Jones
"To be black in the world is to be seen as ____."
A threat
What role does "The Mecca" play in Coates' exploration of Black identity?
What is a place of self-discovery, community, and empowerment for Black students, where Coates explores his sense of belonging and the complexities of Blackness in America?
The author's son's name. (Hint: It means "the struggle")
What is Samori?
Coates' religion
Agnostic or Atheist
What is the full name of the author of this book?
What is Ta-Nehisi Coates
"'___________' is the enemy of all art, courageous thinking, and honest writing."
What is the Dream
How does Coates address the concept of self-preservation in the book, particularly regarding the safety of Black bodies?
What is the idea that Black individuals must constantly navigate a society that devalues their bodies, and how this drives a sense of self-preservation to protect themselves from systemic violence and death. Acting twice as good for half as much?
Why is the "body" an important idea to Coates?
It represents the person completely, so if you destroy the body, you destroy the person
What vehicle did Prince Jones receive from his mother before his death?
What is a Jeep?