D8's
What is the time period for the Protest Movement?
1940 - 1959
In regards to African American literature, what does the Colonial Period reflect?
It reflects the divided selves of Africans who were transported without choice to Colonial America
Who are the four characters in the story, The Wonderful Tar Baby?
Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, Uncle Remus, and the little boy
Finish the lyrics to Beyonce's hit song, "Halo."
You're everything I need and more
It's written all over your face
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You're everything I need and more
It's written all over your face
Baby, I can feel your halo
Pray it won't fade away
What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
There is no rhyme scheme
What is the time period for the Harlem Renaissance?
1900 - 1940
The era of the Underground Railroad and a time of desire for freedom, justice, and equality
At the end of Chapter VI, Frederick Douglass learns what new skill?
He learns how to read & write
Finish the lyrics to Whitney Houston's hit song, "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)."
Oh, I wanna dance with somebody
I wanna feel the heat with somebody
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Oh, I wanna dance with somebody
I wanna feel the heat with somebody
Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody
With somebody who loves me
What is the overall message of the poem?
The author speaks of a current time when they are singled out and segregated. Additioally, they talk of a better future when everyone is equal.
What is the time period for the Reconstruction Period?
1865 - 1900
What did African American authors emphasize in their work during the Reconstruction Period?
Writers emphasized the theme of slavery versus freedom. The central debate centered on social, economic, and political disenfranchisement
At the beginning of his slave narrative, Equiano describes what major, life-altering event?
Equiano and his sister were kidnapped and taken from their home to be slaves.
Finish the lyrics to Ben E. King's hit song, "Stand By Me."
I won't cry, I won't cry
No, I won't shed a tear
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I won't cry, I won't cry
No, I won't shed a tear
Just as long as you stand
Stand by me
Who is the author of the poem?
Langston Hughes
What is the time period for the Antebellum Period?
1800 - 1865
What was the shift in African American literature during the Harlem Reniassance?
Writers encouraged the individuality of African American culture and artistic expression through their work, extending beyond previous movements.
In Phillis Wheatley's poem of this title, she argues that all people, regardless of race, are capable of finding salvation through Christianity.
"On Being Brought from Africa to America"
Finish the lyrics to Kanye West's hit song, "Power."
No one man should have all that power
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No one man should have all that power
The clock's ticking', I just count the hours
Stop tripping', I'm tripping' off the power
How does the poem connect to what we've read in class so far?
It speaks about the segregation and unequality African Americans faced which is similar concepts articulated in Equiano's and Douglass' slave narratives.
What is the time period for the Colonial Period?
1746 - 1800
What topics did African American authors focus on during the Protest Movement?
They focused on the “black experience,” and gave voice to protest against segregation and the reality of racial injustices.
In his slave narrative, Frederick Douglass describes what difference in treatment of a city slave and a plantation slave?
"A city slave is almost a freeman, compared with a slave on the plantation. He is much better fed and clothed, and enjoys privileges altogether unknown to the slave on the plantation. There is a vestige of decency, a sense of shame, that does much to curb and check those outbreaks of atrocious cruelty so commonly enacted upon the plantation. He is a desperate slaveholder, who will shock the humanity of his non-slaveholding neighbors with the cries of his lacerated slave."
Finish the lyrics to Tina Turner's hit song, "Proud Mary."
You know that big wheel keep on turning
Proud Mary keep on burning
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You know that big wheel keep on turning
Proud Mary keep on burning
And we're rolling, rolling, rolling yeah
Rolling on the river (the river)
What themes are expressed in the poem?
Racism and American Identity