Black Liberation AFRO 100

Ancient African manuscript archive in Timbuktu (Documents dating from the 1500s)

TIME -table for the end of term December 414 th and final lecture, Turn in 13 th paper TURN IN 14 TH PAPER December 614 th Discussion, TURN IN 14 TH PAPER, Return graded papers December 7FRIDAY – PICK UP 14 TH PAPER AT NOON, AFRO HOUSE, 1201 NEVADA December 101:30 TURN IN FINAL PROJECTS AFRO HOUSE, 1201 NEVADA

REWRITE: This includes the following: respond to all comments on your paper, add graphics and numbers to all papers, cite at least the text and/or the lecture in each paper, add one additional page to each paper INTRODUCTION: Answer four questions in at least 2 pages: To what extent did this course meet your expectations, did you learn? Evaluate your experience with writing weekly papers? How would you improve the course? Finally, did you discuss any aspect of this course with your family or friends, and how did that turn out? BINDING: Kinkos (6th and Wright) use coil binding.

Title Page TITLE (in all caps) By Your name Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the course AFRO 100 Introduction to African American Studies in the African American Studies and Research Program in the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Professor Abdul Alkalimat Teaching Assistant NAME date

Table of Contents (Total = > 100 pages) 1.Introduction (3 pages) 2.Revised Papers (1 - 14) (add one page to each) 3.Original Papers (1 - 14) 4. Bibliography 5. Webliography UIUC Thesis Handbook

Africa Slave trade Slavery Emancipation Rural tenancy Great migrations Urban industry Structural crisis Information society The logic of Black history: modes of social cohesion, modes of social disruption

Martin Luther King 1929 born in Atlanta, Georgia 1948 graduated from Morehouse College 1955 PhD and MIA 1957 Ghana independence, SCLC 1963 March on Washington 1968 Assassinated

Martin Luther King, The March on Washington Speech 1.Lincolns promise, 100 years later a. Segregation and discrimination b. Poverty c. Exiled at home 3. Goal a. Democracy b. NOW c. Being satisfied 4. I have a dream a. An American dream b. Color of skin vs content of character c. Sisters and brothers d. Despair vs hope 5. Let freedom ring!

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King had a critique of this country

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1925 born, Omaha, Nebraska 1946 sent to prison 1948 converts to Islam, joins NOI 1964 leaves the NOI, Hajj to Mecca 1965 assassinated

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