Reflections on Segregation and Freedom: A Poetic Perspective
Langston Hughes' poem "Long View: Negro" delves into the contrasting perspectives of emancipation and segregation, using the analogy of a telescope. Through vivid imagery, Hughes challenges the reader to contemplate the shifting perceptions of freedom and equality, ultimately questioning societal norms and ideals. The poem prompts critical reflection on the complexities of racial injustice and the elusive nature of true liberation.
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Read Poem What is the difference between looking through one end of a telescope and looking through the other? Do Now What is Hughes saying in this poem?
Long View: Negro By Langston Hughes Emancipation: 1865 Sighted through the Telescope of dreams Looms larger, So much larger, So it seems, Than truth can be. But turn the telescope around, Look through the larger end And wonder why What was so large Becomes so small Again.
We will be able to explain how the failure of Reconstruction led to segregation. Objective Objective
Overturned convictions of three men in Colfax Massacre Federal government powerless State v. Cruikshank
Legal barriers to voting Separating whites and blacks Plessy v. Ferguson- segregation legal Segregation
Which aspirations (hopes) for freedom did not become a reality for black Americans during Reconstruction? Which aspirations became a reality during Reconstruction and then were lost? Which were achieved and sustained? What choices were left for black Southerners by the 1890s? Handout 14.2
List the dilemmas faced and the choices made by Isaiah Montgomery. The African Americans
What choices did Isaiah Montgomery make in order to establish mound Bayou? The African Americans What were the advantages and disadvantages of those choices? What is your response to Montgomery creating the Bayou?
Segregation: the enforced separation of different racial groups. Plessy v. Ferguson
Which hopes for freedom did not become a reality for black Americans during Reconstruction? Which hopes became a reality during Reconstruction and then were lost? Exit Ticket
