Yesterday in class, we focused on a man named Garvey. We divided into groups of 4 and were handed a packet including four documents regarding Garvey and how he contributed to his cause and questions that were attached corresponding to each document. Reading about Garvey was interesting because was a man with very radical ideas. He believed that blacks and whites would never be able to coexist. Garvey dedicated his life to an organization designed to help African Americans live a better life. Garvey's main goal was to raise enough money to begin transporting African Americans to motherland Africa. His organization was very popular for many years until he was jailed for mail fraud. It was interesting to learn about his take on the situation because it was so different than other people's at the time.
Today, we looked at different medias involving the black segregation. It was a great class because we read Langston Hughes and listened to Duke Ellington. We also looked at at from that time period. I really liked today's class because we connected what we are learning to actual arts of the time.
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