In DuBois essay “Oh Mr. Washington and others”, DuBois expressed his beliefs. DuBois believed that Washington asked blacks to give up political power, insistence on civil rights, and higher education for African Americans youth. He believed that Washington’s policies had directly or indirectly resulted in three trends: the disfranchisement of the African Americans, the legal creation of a distinct status of civil inferiority for the African Americans, and steady withdrawal of aid from institutions for the higher training of the African Americans. DuBois disputed that Washington accepted the alleged inferiority of African Americans. Expressing the feeling of the radical civil rights advocates, DuBois demanded for all black citizens 1) the right to vote, 2) civic equality, and 3) the education of African Americans youth according to ability.
I actually think that the white teenager wouldn’t be able to see why the colored boy was hurt, they would just brush it off and give an explanation like “oh the teacher didn’t mean it like that”. Secondly, I feel that because history has had such segregation, either by race, religion or by class, people feel as if they would be going against the norm and what society wants from them. History has taught us that the black people go here and the white people go there so that is what is ingrained in our minds. Also we are taught from a young age to marry our own kind and have the same colored children, for example, look at Barbie and ken dolls; they are the perfect white couple, and do you ever see a five year old white girl holding a black baby doll?. So because people are exposed to segregation at such a young age, when a intermarried
Summary/Response for “Athletes and Education” In this article, “Athletes and Education,” Neil H. Petrie reflects on his life and uses his life examples to try to prove that the college athletic system is flawed. In the way that colleges use the athletes for entertainment, but when it comes to getting an education the students are cut short. 2Petrie presents that colleges are all talk when it comes down to their student athletes going to school for a good education. Petrie says that the pressures put on athletes compromises their academics. Also, the endless hours on the field which drains even the best students’ mentally and physically.
| 34 | Another quote that could illustrate this fourth element: | “ The study determined that among White players there was a 91 percent graduation rate, while Black players had a 59 % rate “ | 35 | Citation: | (Stuart 9) | 36 | Explain how this quote illustrates this fourth element: | The reader will take note of the large gap between White and African- American student-athletes. | | NAYSAYER (Para 6) | 37 | Objection: Imagine someone thinks the article you picked would be terrible for this audience. What problems might they find with the article? | The article at points only seems to address African-American student-athletes. For anyone who doesn't fall into that category will just look past the information provided.
In the chapter from “Jim Crow’s Children” the author describes the fear on the part of white people that “educated blacks were likely to aspire to more than plantation life” (Irons, 2002 p 3). Keeping them away from education allowed whites to sustain the lowered expectations that blacks were only fit for manual labor. Even today, by controlling and perpetuating society’s stereotypes that certain groups of people “don’t belong” it keeps many from even attempting to access education. Even though people of color are now “constitutionally” given access to education, there are still pervasive thought patters of lowered expectations that keep many from seeking
When President Barak Obama was running for president, Americans were attacking him with all of his legal paper works saying he is not from America and that because he is an “African,” that is the only reason he would be president. Not only he had proof that he was born in the United States, he lived with his grandparents in America and graduated from Harvard Law. Yet even after he won the presidency, the politicians still are attacking him. Success is a difficult reach for African Americans, because they are thought to believe they are no more than what rappers picture them to be. This ideology makes it difficult for young African American to push away from rappers influences and compete in their beyond their identification.
With such a small chance of ever becoming a professional in sports, young African-Americans are chasing a dream they will most likely never fulfill. I agree with Gates’ supporting point that the public school system is failing to educate some athletes. Although I am white, I was an athlete as a youth. Sadly, I must admit that
Rock ‘n’ Roll was a unifying force against segregationist policies for African Americans. In a quote from Ebony magazine, “Negroes don’t want to be Negroes anymore…We want to be Americans” (42). Many African-American teenagers indicated their resolve was at an all-time high in preparing for the careers they desired, as they believed job discrimination was coming to an end. As Altchuler notes, “Along with white supporters, of civil rights, blacks looked to entertainment, especially Rock ‘n’ Roll, as a weapon in the struggle against Jim Crow” (42). The 1950s, in large part due to Rock ‘n’ Roll lit a fire of rebellion in the white youth of America.
“Realistic Dreams” African Americans in professional sports are failing as role models for our young black students. Far too many of our young African American students aspire to be like our celebrity black athletes for more wrong reasons than the right ones. I. African American athletes have to be held to a higher standard by themselves, as well as the communities they serve. i. Our black athletes are placing our young students at a disadvantage by not informing, motivating, and encouraging them about the importance of education.
When an individual hears the word “Black,” he/she might think of a rapper or a basketball player. When they hear “White,” occupations, such as lawyers and doctors, come to mind. The United States society puts cultural values on certain words (Johnson, 1997, p. 45). We are not born with this mindset, but we are taught to have this mentality through influences from family, peers and the media. Growing up, one learns that the Caucasian race is superior and the African American race is inferior.