Literacy Autobiography
One of the most shocking realizations that I have come to in the last year is that I have no recollection of ever being read to as a child by my parents or siblings. I imagine that I was likely read to here and there, but it was apparently so infrequent that I [...]
Posts Tagged ‘history’
Class: Black Studies 410: White Studies; reflection two
Posted in My Life, Uncategorized, tagged history, lynching, Melvin Oliver, Race:The Power of an Illusion, sharecropping, Tim Wise on June 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Reflection Two…
Were the ways that you were taught about your history such that fit and/or conflicted with the standard versions?
I was especially intrigued by the last section of the DVD, “Race: The Power of an Illusion”. In other readings, I’ve run across the name of one of the sociologists who spoke in the film, Melvin [...]
