WHAT IS LIFE LIKE FOR A PERSON WHO FEELS DIFFERENT, AN OUTCAST from society? Once expelled from the college, the IM makes his way North. This is his great migration, and when he gets to New York, he will be an outcast not because of his color, but because of his southern mannerisms. He now experiences shame not only because of his race, but because of his upbringing as well. Will he continue to encounter racism in the same way as he did in the South?

MONDAY

Wrapping up our the evocation of the founder with a DBQ on Booker T. Washington's 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech. Why is this speech significant in the context of the founding of the college, and the IM's experience there? As to his expulsion, how does his leaving the college embody the spirit of BTW's challenge to black America? The BTW's Atlanta Exposition speech is here. PBS background on the speech is here. And here's a video that won't play in chrome or IE...but try it in safari? Or another browser? Finally, actual audio of BTW reading.
HW: Read chapter 7. How does the Veteran's advice stand in contrast to Dr. Bledsoe's (or even BTW's advice)? Remember: READ THE NOTES both prior to and after the chapter.

TUESDAY

What is the subtext of the Veteran's advice to the IM?
HW: Revised annotated bibliography due tomorrow by start of class.

WEDNESDAY

We will start chapter eight in class, together. How does the IM encounter Harlem? Have you ever entered a new place as a stranger, unfamiliar with the customs, people, expectations? How does the IM go about making his way in Harlem? How would you characterize his interactions?
HW: Rinish reading chapter eight for homework.

THURSDAY

Today we will start chapter nine together in class. How are the letters and their delivery the enactment of the IM's dream of his grandfather?
HW: Finish reading chapter nine for class tomorrow.

FRIDAY

In the Library today to identify artwork that complements your thematic research. You will want to look into painting, drawing, lithography, mural, sculpture, pottery, stained glass, architecture, and any other VISUAL media. You will want add three major, artistic sources to your annotated bibliography by Monday. Remember to annotate! You should describe not only the work and the artist, but what critics have said of the work, and why it is significant.
HW: Read chapter ten for Monday: Liberty Paints!