Oral History Project Wiki

Here is the link to the senior class's oral history project wiki, with interviews about various recent historical topics conducted by members of the senior class: https://oralhistoryinterviews.wikispaces.com/

Here is a review of the movie we are going to see in the theaters in January: "Selma," about one of the most central events in the Civil Rights Movement, a series of protest marches in and around Selma, Alabama in March 1965.

Here is an article discussing the disagreements about the historical accuracy of the film.

We have been watching the PBS "Freedom Riders" documentary about the members of CORE and SNCC who attempted to ride in integrated groups through the South and faced harsh opposition. The website contains a lot of great background information and first person accounts.

For more information about SNCC, go to the SNCC page on the right-hand side of the blog.

Read the Statement of Purpose of the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee and their "Appeal for Human Rights." 

Answer:  Given what you already know about the situation in the US South at this time, do you think SNCC's philosophy, goals, and tactics were appropriate and effective in addressing the problems they identified?

New York Times "Do We Need a Law Against Cat-calling?"

Hollaback!, an anti-street harassment organization, released a video taken with a hidden camera that quickly went viral, offering proof that the harassment women describe (and some people dismiss) actually happens on a regular basis.

Should current laws dealing with harassment be strengthened to include catcalling, or will that go too far in trying to control speech and behavior?

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Interesting article about how much of society views mothers today:

"When I hear someone telling an expectant mother that having a baby will turn her into a new person, I can’t help but imagine a pathologically optimistic weather forecaster brightly warning that an oncoming tornado is about to give a town “an extreme makeover.” Becoming a mother doesn’t change you so much as violently refurbish you, even though you’re still the same underneath it all.

That can be hard to remember when teachers, coaches, pediatricians and strangers alike suddenly stop addressing you by your name, or even “ma’am” or “lady,” and start calling you “Mom.” You’ll feel like a new person, all right — a new person you don’t necessarily know or recognize.

Motherhood is no longer viewed as simply a relationship with your children, a role you play at home and at school, or even a hallowed institution. Motherhood has been elevated — or perhaps demoted — to the realm of lifestyle, an all-encompassing identity with demands and expectations that eclipse everything else in a woman’s life."

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Click on the pages listed to the right for information and resources about various topics in our class.