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Below are some possible sources that might be helpful to constructing your synthesis argument - these are prominent voices in the cultural conversation about how we should deal with America's past!
Below are some possible sources that might be helpful to constructing your synthesis argument - these are prominent voices in the cultural conversation about how we should deal with America's past!
"Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am" documentary
"Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am" documentary
If you want to use anything from the Toni Morrison documentary, here are some links for you to use to watch it again!
Ta-Nehisi Coates article "The Case for Reparations"
Ta-Nehisi Coates article "The Case for Reparations"
Below are some possible sources that might be helpful to constructing your synthesis argument - these are prominent voices in the cultural conversation about how we should deal with America's past!
The first voice we'll hear from is Ta-Nehisi Coates - his article "The Case for Reparations" went viral when it came out in the Atlantic magazine - everyone was talking about it, linking to it on social media - it really put the idea of reparations on the map!
The article is a pretty long one - save yourself time to get through it! But, honestly, it's probably the best source of all of them for the synthesis, so it's worth your time!
"The Case for Reparations"
"The Case for Reparations"
Reading tips:
Pay attention to the story of Clyde Ross - why does Coates use his story as the illustrating example?
Keep track of Coates' subclaims that support his case for reparations - what are the building blocks of his argument?
(NOTE: This article should be free for you to read on theatlantic.com as long as you haven't used up your 3 free articles per month on the website! If it doesn't show up as free - here's a pdf of it as well:
ALSO! For anyone who would rather listen to the article - here is the SoundCloud audio of it!
Interested in redlining in the modern day??
Interested in redlining in the modern day??
The Reveal podcast did an explosive story in 2018 about ways in which modern banks and lenders might still be keeping minorities from the dream of homeownership (a modern-day kind of redlining)
Listen to that story below!!
Also, Reveal has done a ton of additional research and updates to add to that story once it was broadcast - they have a whole webpage of updates and follow-up to what laws are being passed and what banks are and are not now allowed to do! Click below to check it out!
How ancestors affect us
How ancestors affect us
If you want to watch more episodes of "Finding our Roots" to see how knowing more about your ancestry might affect you, here are a couple good episodes you could use...
Soul food and barbeque...food legacies
Soul food and barbeque...food legacies
A lot of foods we think of as classically "American" have their origins in slavery and West African food traditions. Find out more with the resources below!
Video menu:
Video menu:
Hulu: Taste the Nation Season 1, episode 4 "The Gullah Way"
Netflix: High on the Hog Season 1, episode 3 "Our Founding Chefs"
Netflix: High on the Hog Season 1, episode 4 "Freedom"
Podcast menu:
Podcast menu:
The Racist Sandwich, "Erasing Black Barbecue"
From African American spirituals to hip hop - musical legacies
From African American spirituals to hip hop - musical legacies
You can pretty much draw a straight line from the songs that enslaved people sung to jazz, blues, rock, and hip hop...
Here's an article that explains the path pretty clearly:
And here's another article that goes into how black musical traditions have seeped their way into LOTS of American music:
1619 black music article.pdf
Another timeline of African American music
Another timeline of African American music
This is actually a material in the textbook for AP African American Studies!
Education: book bans and CRT in the classroom
Education: book bans and CRT in the classroom
A lot of conservative states are trying to keep discussions of race out of the K-12 classroom! Here's some info on what they're up to:
Other Articles!
Other Articles!
Look at some other pieces of the national conversation - other ideas for possible legacies of slavery
Look at some other pieces of the national conversation - other ideas for possible legacies of slavery
Here are some more possible sources that might be helpful to constructing your synthesis argument - these are prominent voices in the cultural conversation about how we should deal with America's past!
Below are 4 voices are looking at some other possibilities for the legacy of slavery: mass incarceration, traffic, medical inequality, and capitalism.
Go through the 4 sources below and look at where the conversation is right now...
- "Mass Incarceration" by Bryan Stevenson
mass_incarceration_by_bryan_stevenson.pdf2. "Traffic" by Kevin M. Kruse
2. "Traffic" by Kevin M. Kruse
traffic.pdf3. "Medical Inequality" by Linda Villarosa
3. "Medical Inequality" by Linda Villarosa
medical inequality.pdf4. "Capitalism" by Matthew Desmond
4. "Capitalism" by Matthew Desmond
Capitalism.pdf5. 11 Ways White America Avoids Taking Responsibility for Racism - by Robin DiAngelo
5. 11 Ways White America Avoids Taking Responsibility for Racism - by Robin DiAngelo
11 Ways White America Avoids Taking Responsibility for its Racism.docxReparations in the news
Reparations in the news
Here are some articles/links to states and institutions who are proposing making reparations of various kinds for slavery!
NYT article: "Harvard Details its Ties to Slavery and its Plans to Redress"
Atlantic article: "The First Reparations Attempt at an American College Comes from its Students"
Politico article: California Reparations commission has put together a proposal for reparations for California residents
NPR story: "A Bill to Study Reparations Had Momentum in Congress, but Still No Vote"
PBS reparations overview
PBS reparations overview
Here's a link to a site with a bunch of videos giving different angles on reparations across the decades!
Legacy of slavery in Portland and Oregon
Legacy of slavery in Portland and Oregon
Redlining in Portland
Redlining in Portland
Click on the map to the left to get to a redlining map of Portland area neighborhoods from the 1940's - be sure to scroll through the key on the left to see descriptions for WHY the areas are color-coded the way they are!
Portland planning 1900-1950's.pdfRacist neighborhood planning report - 1900's to 1960's
Racist neighborhood planning report - 1900's to 1960's
The City of Portland commissioned this report to go into the history of how neighborhoods came to be as segregated as they are today.
Chronology of early Black exclusion laws in Oregon
Chronology of early Black exclusion laws in Oregon
The Secretary of State of Oregon page has a well laid-out chronology of Black exclusion laws in early Oregon.
Overview of Vanport
Overview of Vanport
Linked above is an OPB documentary video going into full detail about Vanport. If you want a general overview, there's also a pretty good Wikipedia entry about it:
Displacement in N and NE Portland.pdfDisplacement in N and NE Portland
Displacement in N and NE Portland
This article gives an overview of ways in which historically black neighborhoods in Portland got invaded for projects like I-5 and the Memorial Coliseum in the 1960s and 1970s
Chronology of Oregon Racial, Immigration, and Education history
Chronology of Oregon Racial, Immigration, and Education history
Events on this timeline that happen nationally are in the boxes, events that happen here in Oregon are not boxed!
OPB story: wealth redistribution as reparations
OPB story: wealth redistribution as reparations
The PDX Housing Solidarity Project is trying to make reparations a reality through real estate.
1803 Fund
1803 Fund
Click on the link to the left to read about Nike chairman Phil Knight's donation to the 1803 Fund - a group trying to aid redevelopment in the Albina neighborhood.
Research resources
Research resources
As you continue to develop your arguments/claims/subclaims, you might need some additional voices and info to add to the synthesis. Here are some good places to find those additional voices...
As you continue to develop your arguments/claims/subclaims, you might need some additional voices and info to add to the synthesis. Here are some good places to find those additional voices...
Pew Research Center
Pew Research Center
On their website, the Pew Research Center says that they are "a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. We conduct public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research."
Use them for any fact/statistics you might need to enhance your arguments!
Gale Opposing Viewpoints Database
Gale Opposing Viewpoints Database
Our Parkrose Library has access to the Gale online search database, which has access to hundreds of articles, op-eds, primary sources, infographics and more, all organized by topic! So come here to get additional perspectives as you need them (for example, maybe your angle on the legacy question will be all about affordable housing - come here to see what people are saying about affordable housing issues!)
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