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I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("Sharecropping") and ("The Political Crisis of 1877")
2) DuBois vs. Washington (Day 1)
a) Watch short video clip
b) Reading: "Of Mr. Booker T. Washington & Others"
c) Questions (with paragraph answers)
d) Graded Discussion will be during our next class

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 525-531; 534 ("Race and Politics in the New South")
Focus your reading on:  a) Plessy vs. Ferguson (1896)  b) Booker T. Washington's views on segregation (Accomodationist; Atlanta Compromise Address)  c) W.E.B. DuBois' views that disagreed with Washington


American Pop Culture:

1) Pass back old assignments; Use old Oral History sheets for today's assignment.

2) Movie: "Forrest Gump" (Day 1)
--Take notes on your own paper: Write down examples of things from Forrest's life that match the themes we've discussed throughout the class.