Posted in My Life, Uncategorized, tagged "good whites", African American English, autobiography, Ebonics, education, lynching, sharecropping, Tim Wise on July 5, 2008 | 5 Comments »
A CursoryEducational Biography
I was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. Besides visiting other places and vacationing, I’ve lived in Portland all of my life. My parents are both from Texarkana, Arkansas. They grew up in the same neighborhood and were high school sweethearts. Unfortunately for them and for me as a result, they were [...]
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 [...]
