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Module 6 Short Responses – Question 1 Which source will you analyze using active reading strategies? Include the name of the article, the author, the publication, the date, and where you found it. Read your chosen source using the active reading strategies you learned on the previous page. Then, summarize the overall meaning and content of the reading. Write your summary below. Your summary should be at least one paragraph long. Felber, G. (2015). "Harlem Is the Black World": The Organization of Afro-American Unity at the Grassroots. Journal of African American History, 100(2), 199 - 225. https://doi- org.ezproxy.snhu.edu/10.5323/jafriamerhist.100.2.0199 Garrett Felber's article presents a comprehensive look at the challenges and obstacles faced by the Organization of Afro American Unity (OAAU), which was founded by Malcolm X in 1964 as a response to perceived 'slow' progress in the Civil Rights Movement. It also provides an in-depth look at some of its achievements, including its community outreach and the potential it already began to show as a grassroots movement in and of itself. Felber's main message and position is that the OAAU should be looked at beyond the context of Malcolm's oratory skills and more so in the context of the achievements the OAAU made as a whole. As such, he presents various forms of evidence to support his position, as seen in his discussion on efforts with the Liberation School, voter registration drives, and community outreach programs. Module 6 Short Responses – Question 2 What events or historical forces contributed to the Boston busing crisis of the mid- 1970s? Name at least three, and briefly explain why you think each one was a contributory cause of the Boston busing crisis. The first possible contributory cause to the Boston busing crisis was the the Boston School Committee's pre-existing resistance to a 1965 law requiring integration of segregated schools; this already established a negative sentiment that was further worsened by the subsequent busing order. The second possible contributory cause was the African-American community's troubles with poor quality public schools in largely black neighborhoods in the early 1960s; this provided a motivating factor for Judge Garrity to enact the busing order itself. The third possible contributory cause was the election of Louise Day Hicks, an openly anti- desegregation member of the Boston School Committee; her place in Congress in 1970 allowed her ideals to gain popularity since she now had greater potential to influence the people. Module 6 Short Responses – Question 3 Name three specific consequences of the Boston busing crisis.
The busing order meant that a number of popular, good-quality segregated schools had to be closed down to abide by the newly drawn attendance zones (Richer, 1998). Black students began to endure increasing amounts of abuse as a result of busing, having to be escorted through crowds of shouting racists and a flurry of racial slurs just to attend school (Richer, 1998). In addition to an overall drop in grades and scores among the students of Boston's public schools, public school enrollment dropped considerably among the proportion of white students, which went from 65% down to 28% by 1985 (Richer, 1998). Module 6 Short Responses – Question 4 Describe one cause of the event you have chosen for your historical analysis (keeping in mind that there are many), and explain one piece of evidence from your research that you will use to support this assertion. Describe one consequence of the event, and explain one piece of evidence from your research that you will use to support this assertion. Leading up to Malcolm X's assassination, Malcolm had become considerably vocal on the corruption that he saw in the Nation of Islam, and specifically from its leader, Elijah Mohammad. In a New York Times article from 1964, Malcolm X is recorded as publicly criticizing Elijah Mohammad and his corrupt practices, calling him a "religious faker" (New York Times, 1964). When the case was finally settled, it was stated that Talmadge Hayer--a member of the Nation of Islam at that time--had been the one to assassinate Malcolm in February of 1965. The consequence of this event that I have chosen to focus on is the disintegration of the Organization for Afro American Unity, founded by Malcolm in 1964. In his article, author Garrett Felber discusses the momentum, outreach, and achievements that the OAAU had under its wing, including the efforts the OAAU made at the level of education with the Liberation School (Felber, 2015). Following Malcolm's death in 1965, the OAAU dissolved, taking with it these efforts and the momentum it had built towards achieving its political and social goals. References Felber, G. (2015). "Harlem Is the Black World": The Organization of Afro-American Unity at the Grassroots. Journal of African American History, 100(2), 199 - 225. https://doi- org.ezproxy.snhu.edu/10.5323/jafriamerhist.100.2.0199 New York Times. (1964). MALCOLM REJECTS RACIST DOCTRINE; Also Denounces Elijah as a Religious 'Faker'. https://www.nytimes.com/1964/10/04/archives/malcolm-rejects- racist-doctrine-also-denounces-elijah-as-a.html
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