Case Study: Historical Context For Hip Hop Culture
Introduction to Hip Hop Culture
AFST 297 – Fall 2014
Instructor: Finnie Coleman
FLC-653 Introduction to Hip Hop Culture
AFST 297
Schedule: TU, TH 1230 - 1345
Location: Ortega Hall Room 106
Linked with – ENGL 101
Instructor: Robert Christensen Graduate Instructor
Schedule: TU, TH 1400 - 1515
Location: Humanities Building Room 216
Quiz #1
Historical Context for Hip Hop Culture
There is, of course, a warrantably comfortable feeling in being on the right side of the country’s professed ideals. We realize that we cannot be undone without America’s undoing. It is within the gamut of this attitude that the thinking Negro faces America, but the variations of mood in connection with it are if anything more significant than the …show more content…
Many horrible things happened in the span of these two years including the assassination of MLK, riots are breaking out all over the country, and African Americans are being personally victimized. They attempted to control the public image of blackness. This time was viewed as a watershed moment because so many things were happening in america and African americans began to finally speak up for themselves and cause riots which created attention. During these riots and protests, the people began trying to change the public image of …show more content…
12. What happened in 1481?
El mina on the western cape of Africa in Ghana was found and established by the portugese. It was a fortress for them
13. What happened in 1501?
Africans arrive in America. They were only brought because the Europeans had brought over so many diseases and they killed a large portion of the population.
14. Describe the components of the Transatlantic Triangular Slave Trade (Focus on points of origin)
The transatlantic slave trade began around the middle of the 15th century because the portugese became interested in slaves. The trade became booming in the 17th century. The slaves were taken from Africa and then sent to the Americas including both north America and the Caribbean. From that the ships dropped the slaves off in the Americas and picked up crops and useful things and took them to Europe. From Europe they took goods and went to Africa. That concluded the triangle. They would leave one place with one thing and drop one thing off then the cycle continues to each destination.
15. Write one paragraph describing the single most important thing that you have learned in this class that you did not know before entering
AFST 297 – Fall 2014
Instructor: Finnie Coleman
FLC-653 Introduction to Hip Hop Culture
AFST 297
Schedule: TU, TH 1230 - 1345
Location: Ortega Hall Room 106
Linked with – ENGL 101
Instructor: Robert Christensen Graduate Instructor
Schedule: TU, TH 1400 - 1515
Location: Humanities Building Room 216
Quiz #1
Historical Context for Hip Hop Culture
There is, of course, a warrantably comfortable feeling in being on the right side of the country’s professed ideals. We realize that we cannot be undone without America’s undoing. It is within the gamut of this attitude that the thinking Negro faces America, but the variations of mood in connection with it are if anything more significant than the …show more content…
Many horrible things happened in the span of these two years including the assassination of MLK, riots are breaking out all over the country, and African Americans are being personally victimized. They attempted to control the public image of blackness. This time was viewed as a watershed moment because so many things were happening in america and African americans began to finally speak up for themselves and cause riots which created attention. During these riots and protests, the people began trying to change the public image of …show more content…
12. What happened in 1481?
El mina on the western cape of Africa in Ghana was found and established by the portugese. It was a fortress for them
13. What happened in 1501?
Africans arrive in America. They were only brought because the Europeans had brought over so many diseases and they killed a large portion of the population.
14. Describe the components of the Transatlantic Triangular Slave Trade (Focus on points of origin)
The transatlantic slave trade began around the middle of the 15th century because the portugese became interested in slaves. The trade became booming in the 17th century. The slaves were taken from Africa and then sent to the Americas including both north America and the Caribbean. From that the ships dropped the slaves off in the Americas and picked up crops and useful things and took them to Europe. From Europe they took goods and went to Africa. That concluded the triangle. They would leave one place with one thing and drop one thing off then the cycle continues to each destination.
15. Write one paragraph describing the single most important thing that you have learned in this class that you did not know before entering