Choose 3 of the following prompts, and compose a short response of at least 300 words each.
1. What political and violent methods were used to control and repress Black people
during the rural period? Compare these methods with those that were used during
slavery and methods that are currently being used.
2. Discuss and compare at least three paradigms that you believe are effective in
achieving unity within the African American community.
3. Discuss and compare the Black Nationalist philosophies of W.E.B. DuBois and
Marcus Garvey. Discuss how these philosophies have emerged in the modern
moment, and how, or if, they are effective.
4. What were the similarities and differences in the way the rising capitalist class in
England and in the United States were connected to the slave trade, and how does this
residue manifest in modern day slavery?