Your assignment: choose two actions in the song lyrics that are "agin'st the law" and explain how they are technically illegal in the Jim Crow South.
Here is a link to the form to guess the total number of edits in the video below.
Be prepared to answer a question from either video at the beginning of our next class. Feel free to use the captions function and the 1.25x speed.
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Part II:
The essay should be printed and stapled and submitted in class. DUE NEXT TUESDAY October 31st!
Why are we writing this essay? Consider the following hierarchy of thinking:
Please fill out the following chart, using the primary source documents and your notes from the two presentations:
Here is an example of a strong start:
Why does WW II get so much attention you may ask? Why is it when the word "postwar" is used, it invariably refers to the period after WW II rather than to other conflicts? The following video may give us a clue as to the bleak answer to that why question. However, it may also give us hope. And that's what we want most for you.
What parallels do you notice between the current conflict in Ukraine and the start of WW II?
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Study guide: