“Artificial Nigger” can be read two ways–either as a story of sin and redemption or as a story of Whites finding unity by scapegoating Blacks. A definitive interpretation may depend on readers’ reactions.
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O’Connor’s Christianity and Racism
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Top Post of 2014: Black Lives Matter
I repost a Toni Morrison essay on the importance of black men asserting their worth.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Eric Garner, Ferguson, killings of black men, Michael Brown, Song of Solomon, Tamir Rice, Toni Morrison, violence Comments closed
Benito Cereno on War, Racism
A story of two students who found themselves using “Benito Cereno” to sort through two of the biggest issues that Americans face.
Black Students Examine Uncle Tom
Two African American male students find continued worth in “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.”
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged abolition, Christianity, Harriet Beecher Stowe, martyrdom, racialism, Uncle Tom's Cabin Comments closed
Race Disagreements amongst Friends
The intricacies of the debate between Chait and Coates on the culture of poverty can be sorted out by applying Aphra Behn’s “Oroonoko.”
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Aphra Behn, culture of poverty, Jonathan Chait, Oroonoko, politics, Ta-Nehisi Coates Comments closed
#CancelColbert, #CancelMarkTwain
Carl Rosin, a high school teacher I admire tremendously, shares below how he will be using a recent public dust-up about a Stephen Colbert tweet to help his students understand the power and danger of satire, especially as it applies to Huckleberry Finn. I love the tweet that Carl imagines could have emerged out of Huck […]
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Duck Dynasty Patriarch as Pap Finn
Patriarch Phil Robertson of “Duck Dynasty” shares certain characteristics with Pap Finn.
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GOP Whites Splitting? Huck Finn Says No
If “Huck Finn” has predictive value, the class tensions within today’s GOP will be papered over by racism.
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