Yesterday,
Prof. Marcus Bernard shared with us his research about African Americans in the
Black Belt region of the United States. He discussed the "Black
flight" from the American South. He also talked about how this
flight resulted in a transfer of wealth in the African American community. The
discussion was enhanced by video clips from Dr. Martin Luther King and others.
What are some of your initial thoughts about his presentation/discussion? How does it affirm, complicate or change what you previously understood about:
What are some of your initial thoughts about his presentation/discussion? How does it affirm, complicate or change what you previously understood about:
- African American history? and/or
- Reconstruction, post Civil War societies? and/or
- American Capitalism and African American notions of wealth? and/or
- Farm and agricultural development in the South and Midwest? and/or
- the USD and government aid in the establishment of wealth in rural communities?
If you
have done some additional research please include it. Links and videos would be
helpful and may further stimulate the discussion.
We will
be discussing post Civil War African American communities in a week. If you are
eager to continue to research "Black flight" you may find this reading
helpful Black
Flight: Lethal Violence and the Great Migration, 1900-1930 - http://www.jstor.org/stable/1171355?seq=1
Dr. Hill
