Yesterday, we focused on equality. We talked about what it means to be equal, and if separate means equal. Without much difficulty, the class defined "equal" as the same, without difference, etc. We figured that to be treated equally meant to be treated the same. But we were quickly proven wrong when we looked at a scenario in which a doctor had to treat two different patients with headaches in the same way. One of the patients had a brain tumor and the other just had a little headache. It was a hard question to answer because equal will never really mean equal, no matter what happens. After we talked for a while, we read about Plessey and his motions to make everyone equal by sitting in a white cab instead of a black one. There were segreagation laws banning segregation, but it happened regardless of any sort of law. People were just not ready to merge their lives with the black people. It caused a huge problem for such a long time in America.
Today in class, we took notes on a few slides from a powerpoint and then just talked about the RSA project and got together with our groups and planned for Monday, which is the dress rehearsal for when we record our actual RSAs.
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