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America has been dealing with racial issues since the 1600s, when the first slave ship hit American shores. This deepened with the Civil War as statues of men that fought on the Confederacy were erected in after their loss. These statues were left ever since as one of the many reminders of America's deep racial issues. Recently, more and more of them have been taken down, causing controversy and marks in history. With the recent removal of Robert E. Lee's statue in Virginia, it makes waving impacts in not only the nation, but the community built around it.
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Description: "This is a rhetorical analysis of a social justice-related news article of your choosing presented in a 200-word audience-grabber and a 3–4-minute podcast (both posted on the “Project 2 Podcast” page) with a podcast script (on “Project 2 Script” page). In your podcast, you will critique and evaluate the author’s rhetorical moves for your audience. You are not persuading the audience to accept a particular point of view on your chosen article, and you are not sharing your opinion on the article’s topic—your goal is to analyze the author’s rhetorical moves, writing style, strategies, and overall techniques as they develop the article and present the issue."
Work Cited
Tavernise, Sabrina. “Virginia Removes Robert E. Lee Statue From State Capital.” New York Times, New York Times Company, 8 Sept. 2021, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/08/us/robert-e-lee-statue-virginia.html. Accessed 8 Sept. 2021.
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