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1. Why do you think the author says the United States is founded on both an idea and a lie? 2. In your opinion, do you agree or disagree with what the author is suggesting about Black Americans being the ones responsible for paving the way to rights for others through a collective struggle, why or why not?

1. Why do you think the author says the United States is founded on both an idea and a lie? 2. In your opinion, do you agree or disagree with what the author is suggesting about Black Americans being the ones responsible for paving the way to rights for others through a collective struggle, why or why not?

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Point of View Purpose Outside Info (Does this change your mind about how you were taught about the founding of America?) 1. Why do you think the author says the United States is founded on both an idea and a lie? 2. In your opinion, do you agree or disagree with what the author is suggesting about Black Americans being the ones responsible for paving the way to rights for others through a collective struggle, why or why not?
Transcribed Image Text:Point of View Purpose Outside Info (Does this change your mind about how you were taught about the founding of America?) 1. Why do you think the author says the United States is founded on both an idea and a lie? 2. In your opinion, do you agree or disagree with what the author is suggesting about Black Americans being the ones responsible for paving the way to rights for others through a collective struggle, why or why not?
"I had been taught, in school, through cultural osmosis, that the flag wasn't really ours, that our history as a people began with enslavement and that we had contributed little to this great nation. It seemed that the closest thing black Americans could have to cultural pride was to be found in our vague connection to Africa, a place we had never been. That my dad felt so much honor in being an American felt like a marker of his degradation, his acceptance of our subordination." The United States is a nation founded on both an ideal and a lie. Our Declaration of Independence, approved on July 4, 1776, proclaims that "all men are created equal" and "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights." But the white men who drafted those words did not believe them to be true for the hundreds of thousands of black people in their midst. "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" did not apply to fully one-fifth of the country. Yet despite being violently denied the freedom and justice promised to all, black Americans believed fervently in the American creed. Through centuries of black resistance and protest, we have helped the country live up to its founding ideals. And not only for ourselves – black rights struggles paved the way for every other rights struggle, including women's and gay rights, immigrant and disability rights. Without the idealistic, strenuous and patriotic efforts of black Americans, our democracy today would most likely look very different – it might not be a democracy at all." Written by Nikole Hannah-Jones August 14, 2019 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/black-history-a merican-democracy.html Excerpt from the 1619 Project HIPPO Apply HIPPO to the account above! Historical August 14 2019 Context Intended Black Americans Audience Day 14 HIPPO/Region Unit 1 KIPP:ATLANTA COLLEGIATE Point of View Purpose Outside Info (Does this change your mind about how you were taught about the founding of America?)
Transcribed Image Text:"I had been taught, in school, through cultural osmosis, that the flag wasn't really ours, that our history as a people began with enslavement and that we had contributed little to this great nation. It seemed that the closest thing black Americans could have to cultural pride was to be found in our vague connection to Africa, a place we had never been. That my dad felt so much honor in being an American felt like a marker of his degradation, his acceptance of our subordination." The United States is a nation founded on both an ideal and a lie. Our Declaration of Independence, approved on July 4, 1776, proclaims that "all men are created equal" and "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights." But the white men who drafted those words did not believe them to be true for the hundreds of thousands of black people in their midst. "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" did not apply to fully one-fifth of the country. Yet despite being violently denied the freedom and justice promised to all, black Americans believed fervently in the American creed. Through centuries of black resistance and protest, we have helped the country live up to its founding ideals. And not only for ourselves – black rights struggles paved the way for every other rights struggle, including women's and gay rights, immigrant and disability rights. Without the idealistic, strenuous and patriotic efforts of black Americans, our democracy today would most likely look very different – it might not be a democracy at all." Written by Nikole Hannah-Jones August 14, 2019 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/black-history-a merican-democracy.html Excerpt from the 1619 Project HIPPO Apply HIPPO to the account above! Historical August 14 2019 Context Intended Black Americans Audience Day 14 HIPPO/Region Unit 1 KIPP:ATLANTA COLLEGIATE Point of View Purpose Outside Info (Does this change your mind about how you were taught about the founding of America?)
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