The essay portion of this assignment (printed & stapled) is due on Thursday, April 27th:
The following source may help you in describing what life was like inside of Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP), also known as Parchman Farm.
And/or watch an 18-minute excerpt from American Experience: Freedom Riders by clicking the image below:
This is an ANONYMOUS survey, so feel free to be as honest as possible. This will make more sense once you have seen the assessment for John Dolan, the young Freedom Rider working with CORE.
Think about the "bump back" mentioned in Ellison's Invisible Man. What then were the proximate causes of the legislative/policy changes enacted in and by the United States during the the mid-1960s? As you watch the film, Eyes on the Prize: "Ain't Scared of Your Jails" (linked below), fill in the study guide with specific details from each technique used by activists:
- FILM: click here to watch (no need to download)
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STUDY GUIDE:
- TRANSCRIPT:
Please fill out the following note-taking guide thoroughly as you may be asked to annotate a specific set of slides after we complete the presentation: