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KA #5

Black Politics During the World Wars

Submission Information:

Submission Guidelines:

Point Values:

❑ KA #5= 90

Points

- Organization

, spelling,

and

complete

sentences

will be

factored into

your grade.

Readings (Find them in the module):

The Nadir

• The Negro Press

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• * African Americans in Military Service World War II to Vietnam

• *The Tuskegee Airmen – World War II:

• * Chapter 2 from First Migrants: Push and Pull

• *Chapter 14 from First Migrants: Black Homesteaders and the Great

Migration

• * Black Life Insurance Companies, Mortgages, and African

American Homeownership before 1964.

• The Double V in North Carolina

The Negro Press During the Early 20th Century

*The Negro Press

→ Outline the following:

o Literacy Amongst Negroes, p. 11

o White People and the Negro Press, p. 18

o Press Organizations, p. 28

o The Press and the Great War, p. 67

o The Press and the Migration, p. 72

o Chapter 4: Favorite Themes of the Negro Press, p. 79 – 99

▪ Outline each subheading:

• The Keynote, p. 79

• Distribution of Space in the Paper So Leading Themes, p. 82

• Race Wrongs and Clashes, p. 83

• Race Progress, p. 87

• Race Movements, p. 94

• Crime, p. 96

• Politics, p. 98

• Africa, p. 99

* African Americans in Military Service World War II to Vietnam

→ Choose 3 World War I Veterans and highlight their contributions to US Military History.

→ Choose 3 World War II Veterans and highlight their contributions to US Military History.

*The Tuskegee Airmen – World War II:

→ Read through each part of this exhibit.

→ Choose 3 sections of this exhibit.

→ Journal and write your reactions [50 words min] to the information in each of your 3 sections.

* The Double V in North Carolina

→ Thesis

→ 10 supporting details from the text to support the overall thesis of the article.

o Cite the page number of each detail.

o Be sure to explore the entire article.

→ Overall, what would you argue was the Double V Campaign in NC? What were its goals and

effects? How does this campaign fit into the history of the Civil Rights Movement?

* Chapter 2 from First Migrants: Push and Pull

→ Outline the thesis/argument of this chapter:

o Cite two examples from the chapter that the author uses to help prove their arguments.

→ 6 Supporting historical details/discussion points the author uses to prove their overall thesis.

*Chapter 14 from First Migrants: Black Homesteaders and the Great Migration

→ Outline the thesis/argument of this chapter:

o Cite two examples from the chapter that the author uses to help prove their arguments.

→ 6 Supporting historical details/discussion points the author uses to prove their overall thesis.

* Black Life Insurance Companies, Mortgages, and African American Homeownership before 1964.

→ Outline the following (make the last two robust):

→ Abstract

→ Conclusion

→ Black - Owned Insurance Companies through World War II

→ Black – Owned Insurance Companies in the Post War Housing and Mortgage Markets

* Post Reading Reflection Journal:

→ What are your remaining thoughts, feelings, questions, etc., after engaging with these materials?

→ What similarities exist between this era and our current time?

→ Why do you think the study of this era is particularly important during our current times?