WWII & Dr. Mary mcleod Bethune

1. What change came about in 1941? (a) The change that came in 1941 was African American cicil rights leaders pushing for balcks in the army to be able to set up all black combat units to see if they can serve the country on the same level as whites

2. Does the term “Double V” mean?  (a) The term "double v " comes from the sucessfull Tuskeegee airman who had never lost a bomber to enemies having this sucess nicknamed V and as for "double v" it comes along with the victory of the enemies at home which to blacks was rasicm, discrimination, jim crow etc.

3. How was the Vietnam War different from World War II?  (a) Differences between the vietnam and WWII was that in the vietnam war blacks did it all. Blacks were generals, leaders, flew airplanes, drove tanks and also blacks nearly had 2.5 million millitary veterans

4. How do you think the pressure of being the first  group of trained Black pilots affected the Tuskegee Airmen?  (a) After reading the article the pressure of being the first group trained as black pilots affected the airman in no negeative way at all. The airman felt they had alot to prove and did so by serving in nearly 200 missions and not loosin a bomber.

The red tails women

1. How did Bethune’s position as the head of the “Negro Section” of the National Youth Administration (NYA) benefit “Red Tails”?  (a) Marys position benefited the red tails because of Mary being the only female member of Roosevelts "black cabinet" and also a close freind with the first lady.

2. How did Willa Beatrice Browns position benefit “Red Tails”?  (a) Willa Beatrice Browns position helped the "Red Tails" because she was one out of a hundred licensed black pilots in the entire country, also she was the first African American women to recieve commision as a lieutinant in the U.S civil air patrol.

3. What highly controversial action did First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt do that led to integration of aviation forces?  (a) The action that led to intergration of avaiation forces was the first lady asking flight instructor Charles A Anderson to take her on a flight which led to her forcing her husband to intergrate the forces.

4.  Why do you think these women have been left out of history? How have the “Red Tails” been perceived in history?   (a) Reason ehy i think these women have been left out is because of the lack of knowledge on black histoey on top of that they were women. but as far as how there remembered it is in a respectful manner.

1. How did Dovey Johnson Roundtree initially meet Dr. Bethune? Dovey initially met Dr.Bethune through the improbable relationship between Doveys grandmother and Dr.Bethune herself.

2.  What was Dr. Bethune’s opinion of military service?   (a) Mary Bethunes opinion on the military service was that she felt that the military service was a way for African Americans to break down walls that had proven to be impenetrable by other means.

3.What was Dr. Bethune’s position on African American inclusion in the war versus First Lady Roosevelt’s?   (a)First lady roosevelts position didnt really have a title but she was just as important as Marys title because she was her first source when wanting to get things done

4.  What was Dr. Bethune’s overall impact on Mrs. Roundtree’s life?  (a) Dr. Bethune basically inspired Ms.Roundtree to walk in her footsteps as far as her being involved and being an activist for African Americans.

Garvey & The U.N.I.A.

1.  Who are some people Marcus Garvey influenced? (a) Marcus Garvey had the ability to influence great people of high caliber during times of civil rights people like Martin Luther king, Malcom X and also Nelson Mandela.

2. What were some of the ideals of the U.N.I.A.?  (a) Some ideals of the U.N.I.A were to have blacks gain a sense of patriotism for our motherland of Africa. The U.N.I.A also was important for self praise as for us being black

 

3. What was the Black Star Line?  (a) The black star line shipping company was launched along with the factory organization, The black star line was made to ship African Americans back to Africa.

 

4. Why do you think Garvey would support white supremacist’s who wanted Blacks to return to Africa?  (a) With information from the article i would say that Garvey supported the supremisicst as a mock of sarcasm because he basically wanted to do the same thing which was send blacks back home. 

 

  Harlem 1900-1940

6. In reading the intro about the “Capital of the Negro World” a.k.a. Harlem, what are some of the major similarities and differences between the Harlem and “Black Wall Street”?  (a) Comparing Black wall street to the harlem world of 1900-1940 is very easy with them both being communities flooded with blacks they made there  cities flourish due to store owners, funeral directors and all sorts of other black owned buisnesses. A big difference between the two was the amount of money black wall street had due to the oil production

 

 7. (From “UNIA Parade Organized in Harlem, 1924) What was the Negro World? How were the Garvey Movement/UNIA similar to the NAACP? Please use the internet to find two quotes by Marcus Garvey and explain each.  (a) In the years of 1900-1940 in the manhattan area there was a thriving black community which came along to be called the new negro world. The things the Garvey movement and the NAACP have in common is there will and want to inspire blacks to have a sense of pride and sense of knowledge about the history of being black

 

8. From (The Silent Protest) What was the role of children in the march? What did their banners read? Why do you think children would want to be involved in the protest?  (a) In the silent protest the role of the children was for them to perform a protest were no words were said, but the children were holding banners reading the phrases some saying "mommy do lynchers go to heaven" , "Mr.President why not make America a safe democracy. I also feel the children took place in the protest becase some were actually loosing there fathers to lynchings some kids might have also seen some lynchings happen.

 

9. m (Jack (John Arthur) Johnson) What was the mentioned similarity between Jack Johnson and Muhammed Ali? What does the article say the “great white hope” was? After boxing what did Johnson do in Harlem?  (a) The mentioned similarity between Muhhamad Ali and Jack Johson was that they both 50 years later beat the white boxer Tommy Burns while dancing around the ring taunting him. As for the great white hope this was a boxer brung along by whites to beat Jack Johnson as if the boxer was the last chance to get the championship back with the whites. After 47 years of boxing Jack Johnson became a connoisseur of the harlem night life opening a club on 142nd street,selling stocks and also working in movies.

 

10. From (New York Black Yankees) What years did the New York Black Yankee’s play? Where was the team founded? How did the team seem to handle their hectic schedule (according to the article)? Although Bill “Bojangles” Robinson was a financier of the team what is he best known for?  (a) Founded by famous black historian Bojangles Robinson and James "soldier boy" Semlar the New york black yankees played in Paterson, New Jersey from 1939-1945 building a good foundation in New York black yankees recieved a tough schedule with lotts of traveling , it seems like the teams love for one another had gotten them through the schedule sucessfully.

 

Greeen & Rose Wood

 THE BLACK WALL STREET

 

1) What were the two distinctions about Greenwood that may have made its neighbors envious?   A) The two distinctions about the nothern black part of Tulsa and the whites area that made them envious seemed to be the supurier education system for black kids, I also think the many luxuries of Greenwood like the banks, theaters, hotels etc.

2) Based on what we have learned about Africa why do you think Greenwood was nicknamed “Little Africa”?   A) Based on what we  have learned about Africa I can say that Greenwood was named little Africa because of the flourishing communitee and the thriving of the oil  and as for africa them having gold and the iron technology.

3) Although we have not learned about Wall Street why do you think Greenwood was called “Black Wall Street?” Is there another place today in the United States that could possibly be nicknamed “Black Wall Street?”   A) Even though we have not learned about Black wall street I think it was given that nickname because of the billion dollar industry in NY, I also researched thhriving communities in the US and found none.

4) How did the National Guard respond to the massacre?  A) The way the National Guard responded to the massacare was by them arresting 6,000 Blacks whom were only released if vouched for by a white citizen or employer

5) How did the interviewees remember the Greenwood community before the massacre?  A) The interviewees remembered the Greenwood community before the massacare as a black buisness communitty built on there own earnings."It became a place to make money and if you wanted to put up a buisness it was the place to go" said by George Monroe

6)  What was the name of the man who “assaulted” the white woman? How does this lynching compare to the others we have read about?  A) Dick Roland was the black man who so called assualted the white women. Being held downtown for court Roland was announced to be lynched published by the Tulsa Tribune, Tens of thousands of whites gathered downtown to watch. What was different about this lynching was the group of World War One vetereans who tried and defended Dick Roland

7) What did the interviewees remember the actual day of the massacre? The interviewees had remembered many dreadful things some remember coversations with loved ones beleiving that they were going to die others remember seeing nothing but smoke feeling the streets of northern Tulsa

Rosewood, Florida

 8) What do you think it took so many years to “uncover” Rosewood? A) The reason i beleive  it took so long to uncover rosewood was simple I feel it is simply the lack of knowledge on African American history

9) How did Ms. Minnie Lee remember the Rosewood Massacre? A) Ms. Lee had remembered the massacare as a frieighting and truamatizing memory of a blazing fire over the whole community also she remembered whites making her grand dad dig his own grave and shooting him in it

 10) What incident caused the massacre? A) The incident causing the Rosewood massacare was the wife of  a white saw mill worker named James Taylor  claiming to be raped . Edith Foster remembers white men gathering into a mob seeking revenge

11) According to Mr. Fred Kirklin how many man joined the mob? What did they do to those running out of houses? A) According to Fred Kirkland the mob had grew from 100 to 1000-1500 whites coming fro every direction, for those blacks whom were running out of the house they were shot by the whites soon as in site

12) How was John Wright remembered? Who was he? A) John Wright was a white general store owner who had opened his house up to some blacks running away from the mob in Rosewood he also managed to send a message to a train conductor and told him to ride through to help blacks escape

13) Why do you think Ms. Minnie Lee never told her family about Rosewood?  A) The reason i beleive Ms.Lee had not told any one abaout her Rosewood Expierience was because she didnt want to speak on something that would be fairly unbelievable to some one of my generation

14) How did the Greenwood community respond to the massacre? How do you think they were able to find the strength to move forward? A) The Greenwood community  responded to the massacare by making thier community thrive again with black owned buisnesses by 1925. To make this happen they basically cdid the same as before with combining earnings to build again