tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post1778035254530578020..comments2024-03-19T18:51:58.496-05:00Comments on Cultural Front: The Warmth of Other Suns: (364 - 431)H. Rambsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16862209871277442972noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-8597245664805993572016-05-04T15:19:04.899-05:002016-05-04T15:19:04.899-05:00Childlike innocence was torn away from children wa...Childlike innocence was torn away from children way before adolescence had a chance to sprout. Children were forced to fear for their lives when walking outside to play, or when going to church. The thought of being a child in a world that hates you stuck out to and was new to me. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14691489794489956904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-44130779943092309512016-04-30T18:50:19.882-05:002016-04-30T18:50:19.882-05:00As mentioned on page 369 the Emmett Till tragedy h...As mentioned on page 369 the Emmett Till tragedy horrifyingly reminded me of the present. Trayvon Martin was also a young black man out of his element visiting family in Florida. While minding his business walking from the store, his skin color offended a coward named Goerge Zimmerman with multiple shots he killed teen Martin.Just as Till's mother expected her child to come home in one piece, I'm sure Trayvon's mother expected the same. Just as Till's killer Trayvon's killer was served little to no justice. This caused huge uproar in the black community. Centuries later black lives still show no urgency in the judicial system. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13401644566673954773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-86533591574587948872016-04-29T23:22:29.778-05:002016-04-29T23:22:29.778-05:00The story that confirmed my perception about Afric...The story that confirmed my perception about African American struggles were around pages 373-375 with the white mob. It did not surprise me, but made me feel extremely disgusted and angry that whites would harm blacks simply for being black. It did not necessarily have to be something said or done in a harmful or illegal way, but the color of one's skin that could cause someone to hurt another person or family. This showed me that African Americans would have struggles for some time because there was no way that they could simply not be who they were born to be. This thought went full circle when I reread the Till story as well. Mercedes Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-20976401584198772602016-04-29T19:52:42.997-05:002016-04-29T19:52:42.997-05:00What stood out the most is when Clark tried to mov...What stood out the most is when Clark tried to move into a nice neighborhood with white people and they weren't welcoming. This stood out because they to came to the US to get away from oppression. This showed me that we only see wrong when its done to us, not when we do it.Lindsey McCallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-5002954952723670452016-04-29T15:54:02.086-05:002016-04-29T15:54:02.086-05:00My thoughts of the black condition have only chang...My thoughts of the black condition have only changed slightly by the reading. I was surprised by the fact, migrants felt like they needed to impress their family in South. They felt like they had to prove the decision to move North was a good decision.Dakarai P.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-21539781428808288652016-04-29T15:47:19.806-05:002016-04-29T15:47:19.806-05:00One of the most notable scenarios for me was the p...One of the most notable scenarios for me was the part on page 374 where a mob led by a white supremacy group completely destroyed this family's home because the were black. The statement that really spoke to me was "in an hour, the mob 'destroyed what had taken nine years to acquire.'" That would be just so devastating.Kiana Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-47757344593801522652016-04-29T15:37:45.340-05:002016-04-29T15:37:45.340-05:00The biggest thing that stood out to me was the sit...The biggest thing that stood out to me was the situation that occurred with the Clark family in the south. Their house was completely decimated and it showed them in a subliminal manner that "though you may have lived in this house, it really was not yours." This ties back to the lingering fear that was still over the African American community.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906438410042426604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-37057034470653929912016-04-29T15:13:56.991-05:002016-04-29T15:13:56.991-05:00Something that confirmed my perceptions about Afri...Something that confirmed my perceptions about African Americans in this time is the fact that many people wanted to escape to the North but it turned out that the North were almost as hateful and racist as the South was. Blacks still had to deal with degradations such as segregation and waiters breaking cups other they had used them, but they had less of a fear of being lynched and that alone made the North a preferable place to be.Jessica Oranikanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-74680891178742385062016-04-29T14:34:06.151-05:002016-04-29T14:34:06.151-05:00Much of what I read in this section was very simil...Much of what I read in this section was very similar to what I have heard about in urban studies classes previously. It's crazy to think that just over 65 years ago, white people were raiding a black person's house and destroying their belongings just for moving into Cicero. This was described on page 374, when the Clark's tried to get a larger place for their family, because they were being overcharged to live in a super tiny apartment in the city. Barry F.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-44579386770380969042016-04-29T13:51:45.966-05:002016-04-29T13:51:45.966-05:00While I have always known about the brutal death o...While I have always known about the brutal death of Emmett Till, re-reading about his horrible murder further confirmed my notion on how disgusting, and hateful some people can be. As with most, the death of young Till makes me sick to my stomach, but learning that he was going to the south to spend time with his uncle furthered this perception. Growing up, I was always visiting grandmothers, aunts, and uncles. Thinking of how he was on a trip, simply visiting a family member makes it even harder to grasp how anyone could possible do this to an innocent 14 year-old boy. Quincy Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-61990697360728166622016-04-29T11:35:32.255-05:002016-04-29T11:35:32.255-05:00"Blacks in the North could already vote and s..."Blacks in the North could already vote and sit at a lunch counter or anywhere they wanted on an elevated train. Yet they were hemmed in and isolated into two overcrowded sections of the city-the South Side and the West Side-restricted in the jobs they could hold and the mortgages they could get, their children attending segregated and inferior schools, not by edict as in the South but by circumstances in the North, with the results pretty much the same" (pg 386). This confirmed my perception of the black condition and it is still a problem we see today. It is so difficult to make the point of "right vs. wrong" when there isn't an obvious in your face debate. I try to make this argument with people who believe black people are in the situation they're in because of their own choices and it's not true. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02264380115567249565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-80791410977351934772016-04-29T09:21:33.956-05:002016-04-29T09:21:33.956-05:00The story of what happened to the Clark family on ...The story of what happened to the Clark family on pages 372-76 confirmed my perception on the challenges black Americans faced when they tried to better housing conditions. However, it is the first time I have read about a specific incident showing the savagery of the northerners who were so intent on keeping black Americans out of their neighborhood. This specific story also stood out to me because it happened here in our home state of Illinois. Isaiah Blackburnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-83672059599161422122016-04-29T01:29:08.626-05:002016-04-29T01:29:08.626-05:00To be honest my perception of the black condition ...To be honest my perception of the black condition was not changed by the book because I feel as though I am well versed in black studies. What is interesting is the thought that blacks had about the north. The moral of the story is that regardless of the place, blacks had to be weary. Unfortunately, blacks were not well versed on the different aspects of the Jim Crow laws and so on. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15472530413849370193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-41872529251747258052016-04-29T00:49:42.618-05:002016-04-29T00:49:42.618-05:00Something specific that really confirmed or altere...Something specific that really confirmed or altered my previous perceptions about the experiences and struggles of African Americans was the section I read on page 386 about the fact that blacks were restricted in jobs, children attending inferior and segregated schools, blacks working long hours, children left unsupervised and open to gangs and violence without ways to find solutions. This insert stuck out to me because I feel as though the effects of this time period have transferred over to the present and still continue to happen among black communities today. Although things have definitely improved since then, black people still face many struggles such as these today, due to the ones faced in the past. A hole was dug for us that has been hard to climb out of. Kiara G.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-84854860864653497182016-04-28T22:37:52.034-05:002016-04-28T22:37:52.034-05:00Before reading this book, I had the preconceived n...Before reading this book, I had the preconceived notion that the south was extremely racist and treated black extremely poorly, but the north was a lot better (still racists, but tolerant). After reading a few passages, it made me realize that the hate was just as strong as in the north as the south. The only difference was the south had laws supporting their views. Still I think the north would be a much better place to live back in that time, it would just be more hardships in the north than I expected. Robert Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06060734661635018365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-29388538947300933032016-04-28T20:04:30.804-05:002016-04-28T20:04:30.804-05:00The struggles of black people were confirmed in th...The struggles of black people were confirmed in the Dillusionment chapter. Reading about how a family was prevented from moving into a larger, affordable neighborhood because they were black was surreal to me. No matter how educated, no matter what the court said, no matter how fair it was, how they had a right to occupy the apartment, it did not matter. It was disheartening to read about how the white community destroyed their properties, especially when the author states "in an hour, the mob destroyed what took nine years to acquire" (374). Also, when the author spoke about how property value went down when black people moved in the community was also a confirmation for me because it is still true. The white people lived in the city, initially, then when black people moved to the city, the white people moved to the suburbs. And now, it's to the point where black people are moving to the suburbs and white people are moving back to the city in areas where new, expensive housing are being built. It is just sad to me.<br /><br />-B. NigedaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01790728637953897177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-65266059430473711842016-04-28T16:11:15.762-05:002016-04-28T16:11:15.762-05:00My perceptions of African Americans trying to make...My perceptions of African Americans trying to make a way for themselves during this time period were confirmed around page 374. White individuals were fearful of black individuals. This was made quite clear when the notion of whites moving out of neighborhoods due to an increased number of blacks was discussed by the author. Hence, African Americans were viewed as existing beyond the boundaries of what white individuals considered "normal." Consequently, the white individuals were fearful of them.Kellsey Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-6823819584024453512016-04-27T12:48:51.822-05:002016-04-27T12:48:51.822-05:00A entity that stood out to me while reading was th...A entity that stood out to me while reading was the incident in Cicero regarding the Clark family.(p. 374) The manner in which their home was completely destroyed confirmed my perception that in the South, African Americans had no ownership of anything material. At any time their dignity and possessions could be destroyed for no reason. I am still amazed at the amount of hope and faith that African Americans had regardless of how much they had lost.Jeremiah B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-62965986408064039542016-04-26T15:07:52.121-05:002016-04-26T15:07:52.121-05:00I was really shocked reading about how the Clark f...I was really shocked reading about how the Clark family was tested in Chicago in 1949. P. 372-374. Reading this I felt my mouth hit the floor. I was shocked to hear about the mobs to the Clarks apartment. It seems that no matter what education you have, it was all about the color of your skin. Even after they won the case to occupy the apartment, they were still not allowed to move into the apartment because of their color. This town wanted to stay all white, they even bombed the building to where the whites that lived there was forced out. To see how much hate was towards African Americans back then was nothing of what I thought it was. I knew about the lynchings in the south, but to read about all the other things these families had to go through just to make a living for themselves and their family is truly heartbreaking.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17616881408146046739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-60104104104354538622016-04-17T16:05:33.958-05:002016-04-17T16:05:33.958-05:00One of the things that altered by perception was t...One of the things that altered by perception was that in the story of Jesse Owens. I'm not sure why I wouldn't expect this, but the treatment of children in the schools was particularly interesting. It was new to me that students with accents were treated as if they were less intelligent, or that teachers would sit white students next to blacks as a form of punishment. This is far worse, in my opinion, than some things that were done to adults. These teachers and individuals were getting into the minds of children and teaching them that they were somehow less than other students, or incapable of learning at the same capacity as the other students. When that is paired with the other systemic forms of racism, it makes it hard for children to overcome those thoughts as they grow older.Joi Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-23624297690838282392016-04-14T10:23:40.944-05:002016-04-14T10:23:40.944-05:00The tales of the South confirmed what I already kn...The tales of the South confirmed what I already knew. Till was senselessly murdered because of the color of his skin. The south is extremely racist and in many parts, it is still that way. I lived in Tupelo, Mississippi when I was younger and experienced the extreme racism there. I am mixed and in Mississippi, that is worse than being black. We were hated, ostracized and my mother received death threats because she had black kids.Peyton D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-72979777390017283202016-04-12T22:51:27.847-05:002016-04-12T22:51:27.847-05:00The story of Emmett Till confirmed my previous pe...The story of Emmett Till confirmed my previous perceptions about the experiences and struggles of African Americans trying to make a way for themselves during this time period. Emmett Till was a child. He was a child that was brutally murdered over basically nothing. Life during these times were unimaginably hard for black people. Cases like these continued to instill fear in the minds of blacks long after it was over. <br /><br />Fiona H. Fiona H.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-84604119177273257612016-04-07T10:49:47.182-05:002016-04-07T10:49:47.182-05:00At the end of the day you could lose everything bu...At the end of the day you could lose everything but those you call family. These people do not have to be blood related but as long as they are close to you, they can be your family. The part that stuck out to me the most was that in the south Family means everything. In any story or movie that originates in the south in order to unite the characters they all become family, for example Remember the Titans, Friday Night Lights, and so forth. In the book the Clark family had to stick together even after their house had burnt down. It did not matter that their belonging all had been taken by the fire but what they had that was most important was that they had each other. <br />- Gabriel Msengi <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-55524912844044333472016-04-04T17:24:18.953-05:002016-04-04T17:24:18.953-05:00The story about Harvey Clark on pages 372-374 conf...The story about Harvey Clark on pages 372-374 confirmed my previous perceptions of the struggles during this time period. Harvey Clark had a police officer tell him that he will get shot if he came back to the neighborhood. People say that history repeats itself and just reading those words were sad because police officers, in the north and the south, still get away with this kind of language today. Samiya Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06982331782270432788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-83799754395319902392016-03-30T11:26:41.584-05:002016-03-30T11:26:41.584-05:00Disillusionment really changed my perception becau...Disillusionment really changed my perception because I thought and what the media had showed was when black people left the south they were treated better and more fair. However when Harvey Clark moved to chicago he was just as looked down upon and discrimminated against by police and other citizens. We are thought to believe that only the south was harsh and racist, but really it was all over America.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04510294613373734689noreply@blogger.com