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What is the Ku Klux Klan and what do they have to do with lynching?
What is the Ku Klux Klan and what do they have to do with lynching?
The KKK was an all-white organization that lynched minorities
What is segregation?
What is segregation?
Segregation is the policy of separating people by their race
What is racism?
What is racism?
Racism is judging people based solely on their skin color
What are Jim Crow laws?
What are Jim Crow laws?
Jim Crow laws are the segregation laws of the United States
What is a Yankee?
What is a Yankee?
A Yankee is somebody from the United States that typically lives in the northern region
What does Papa think of the friendship between Jeremy and Stacey?
What does Papa think of the friendship between Jeremy and Stacey?
Papa is fine with it, for now. That said, he worries that when Jeremy gets older he will be believe he is superior to Stacey
What is the setting of our novel?
What is the setting of our novel?
Mississippi 1933
What is T.J.'s fate at the end of the novel?
What is T.J.'s fate at the end of the novel?
T.J. has to go to prison and work on a chain gang
Who becomes T.J.'s "new friends"? How do they treat him?
Who becomes T.J.'s "new friends"? How do they treat him?
T.J.'s new friends are Jeremy's older brothers: RW and Melvin. They make fun of T.J.
What happened when T.J. and the Simmses went to the mercantile?
What happened when T.J. and the Simmses went to the mercantile?
A gun was stolen. The Barnetts discovered them and the Simmses hit Mr. Barnett. TJ threatened to tell and the Simmses beat TJ up in response
Why does Big Ma park the wagon at the back of the field in Strawberry? How does this relate to Rosa Parks?
Why does Big Ma park the wagon at the back of the field in Strawberry? How does this relate to Rosa Parks?
Big Ma parks in the back of the field because it was segregated; whites in front, non-whites in back. Rosa Parks experienced this while riding on a bus
Explain the following quote: "Everyone knows they did it, and the Wallaces laugh about it, but nothing was ever done" (Tayor 98).
Explain the following quote: "Everyone knows they did it, and the Wallaces laugh about it, but nothing was ever done" (Tayor 98).
The Wallaces burned the Berry family alive. The Wallaces made no secret of this.
Who is W.E.B. DuBois and what is he the founder of?
Who is W.E.B. DuBois and what is he the founder of?
W.E.B. DuBois was a civil rights leader from the north. He was the founder of the NAACP
When is your test? When do you start your final paper? When is the final paper due?
When is your test? When do you start your final paper? When is the final paper due?
Thursday, March 6; Friday, March 7; Friday, March 14
Explain the following quote: "I cried for TJ and the land" (Tayor 276).
Explain the following quote: "I cried for TJ and the land" (Tayor 276).
Cassie is crying for 2 things that are being punished for things beyond their control
What was Nelson Mandela the leader of?
What was Nelson Mandela the leader of?
South Africa
What happened to Nelson Mandela in the early 1960's?
What happened to Nelson Mandela in the early 1960's?
Nelson Mandela was thrown in jail as an enemy of the state
What happened when Nelson Mandela got out of prison?
What happened when Nelson Mandela got out of prison?
Mandela became South Africa's president. Instead of fighting out old battles, Mandela focused his efforts on moving forward, and obtaining peace, rather than looking back for vengence
What is the name of the segregation policy of South Africa?
What is the name of the segregation policy of South Africa?
Apartheid
What American leader can we compare Mandela to? Why?
What American leader can we compare Mandela to? Why?
We can compare Mandela to MLK because both fought to end segregation in their countries.
How old was Emmett Till?
How old was Emmett Till?
13 (early teens is acceptable)
Where was Emmett Till from?
Where was Emmett Till from?
Originally Mississippi, but was raised in Chicago
What happened to Emmett Till?
What happened to Emmett Till?
Emmett Till was murdered by older white men that owned a local store
Why was Emmett Till murdered?
Why was Emmett Till murdered?
He whistled at a white lady
How is Emmett Till's murder related to our novel?
How is Emmett Till's murder related to our novel?
Emmett Till was murdered in Mississippi, which is where our novel takes place. Also, Emmett Till was murdered outside of a store. The Wallace store is a dangerous site in our novel
The theme of self respect and respect of others
The theme of self respect and respect of others
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