Zora/Hurston
Where was Zora born ?
She was born in Notasulga, Alabama.
Where was DuBois born?
Great Barrington, Massachusetts
where was Baldwin born?
Harlem, New York
What was DuBois’ career path?
Sociologist
What is her writing style in “ how it feels to be colored me” ?
Hurston uses many metaphors in her writing
What is DuBois writing style?
African-American Literature
did Baldwin formally attend college
yes
Where did Zora grow up?
Eatonville Florida
What is Zoras view on being a person of color?
She feels confident and comfortable being person of color since she was a little girl
What is the theory that DuBois created?
Double-Consciousness
Name one accomplishment of Baldwin
Go tell it on the mountains
Notes on a native son
Giovanni's room
Which of these authors was a co-founder of the NAACP?
DuBois
What is the central idea in “ How it feels to be colored me” ?
Zoras views in “how it feels to be colored me” was about how race doesn't matter but what is important was the social context
What was the central idea of “From the Souls of Black Folk”?
Speaks of how others that were not like him viewed him and how they felt about him
what is Baldwins writing style?
Persuasive writing and rhetorical force
What did Baldwin do in his teen years that was church related?
Preacher
Where does zora show pride?
When people bring up slavery or her ancestors she shoves it off and says that they are the reason that she is working hard like they paved the way
Does DuBois express pride in his text of ““From the Souls of Black Folk”?
Not really as in his essay he talks down in being part of the Black community. He refers to it as an issue and speaks as if it was his fault and shows no pride in what he had been doing.
what is the Central idea of the essay, “If Black English Isn’t...”
What a language is and what it represents.
what college did Zora go to?
Columbia university