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For this assignment, you are to think and think well. It is not a research or an opinion assignment. It does not require work cited or references section. This is an original thought assignment. Even then, I do not want to see a phrase like, in my opinion, or pronouns like I, my, mine, and so on. It should be written in the third person voice. The identifying information such as your name, course, instructor’s name, and date should appear at the upper right-hand corner of both pages. Make sure you write in paragraphs, which means you should begin new thoughts in new paragraphs. You do not need a cover page. Do not include a cover page. Your essay should and must be two pages only. The essay will be graded very strictly.
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Question:
In two full and single-spaced pages (no more and no less) and with justified margins, give a detailed discussion about
How should history be taught in schools – High School?
What should be five key learning outcomes for students – High School?
Your Name here
HIS XXX-XXX
Dr. Solomon Iyobosa Omo-Osagie II
Date goes here
Fall 2022
Assignment #1 – then the question here
As a result of the slaves’ encounter with European slavery, they became familiar with
European-style Protestantism and Pentecostalism. However, Pentecostalism was uniquely an
Afro-centered religious experience in the sense that it deviated from the manipulated form of
Eurocentric Christianity, which lacked the fundamental tenets and separation between goodness
and evil. Such bankruptcy of goodness was evident in the way and manner that Africans were
oppressed, used, and disposed. The European treatment of African slaves bore no resemblance
of Christlikeness. Thus, the slaves’ Pentecostal experience was shaped by their very present
challenge of living in the American South, a land of hostility and oppression inhabited by those
that professed to be followers of Christ. The extreme oppression that permeated the American
South created an enabling environment for blacks to move away to a more ‘friendly’ territory
that did not seek to further subjugate them to physical enslavement. To be sure, their moving to
another part of the country did not guarantee that they were completely free from further
harassment or intimidation. It was a temporary respite from the daily dose of lynching and the
destruction of black properties. The term ‘friendly’ is used here in a in a restrictive sense. In the
North, such as New York, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Muncie, and Los Angeles where many
southern blacks migrated to, they did not have the same types of laws that Southern
governments had. It dan be contended that the urban areas were ‘friendly’ because of their
industrial stance and the fact that they were more welcoming of ethnic and racial diversity as
seen by the different races of people that worked in the various industrial and manufacturing
sites.
These Southern blacks took their religious and Pentecostal traits to the North, as religion was
an integral part of their survival in the South. Their American outlook was shaped by their
religious experiences in the South. Upon their arrival in the urban North, these Southern bl acks
retained aspects of their religious identities and sought to redefine and remake the entire
religious thought and experience in urban America. There were instances where entire
congregations moved to the North along with their pastors and thereby created a ‘hybrid’
religious experience. In this context, it means that the experience of a southern pastor brought
to the North had to be modified somewhat to fit the realities of the community life where
physical and slave-like conditions were not as persistent in the North as there in the South. In this
case, the pastor had to mesh both cultures to maximize the spiritual, social, economic, and even
political experiences of their congregants in this new community.
Southern blacks took their unique religious experiences to a place where other blacks had
not lived in similar settings to the extent as was the case in the South. That is, these Southern
blacks took ‘old time religion’ to the North when they migrated. Northern blacks and the religious
establishment were not entirely familiar with this sort of religious experience. This migration was
unique in the sense that African Americans engaged in intra-migration. The notable scholar, Jack
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Blocker argued that one of the reasons for the variations in black migratory pattern between
blacks and white was the out-migratory trend, which meant that whites were leaving Muncie, as
blacks were moving into Muncie. This pattern of migration was commonly repeated throughout
the United States.
In this regard, the push factor that drove whites out of Muncie might have been racial
superiority, the idea of living side by side with blacks caused great consternation among whites.
As well, the promises of industrial economics and a place away from the normal racial
intimidation and oppression by local whites wherever blacks were portended a pull attraction
that brought many blacks to places such as Muncie, Indiana, and the North. Another pull factor
for black migration to Muncie was the lack of racial intensity when compared to other parts of
the country. In particular, the Deep South and the attendant dynamics of white racial oppression
were hostile and lacked meaningful advancement for African Americans who bore the
responsibility of economic development of the South.
Another important example of black migration occurred in Wise County, Virginia, where
blacks were pulled into the county by availability of industrial labor. Although dangerous, blacks
migrated to Wise County to work in the coalmines. Along the way, they created a sense of
community, leading to the emergence of a new black culture and social community. Blacks also
found Wise County attractive because the owners of the coalmines were preoccupied with
shoring up their economic gains than engaging in the kind of racial oppression that dominated
the South. In short, blacks moved to the North to escape the racial injustices of the Deep South
as well as to pursue economic opportunities. To be sure, the Northerners had their own
perceptions about African Americans in terms of inferiority versus superiority. While they
migrated to the North, blacks still had to face new challenges such as social adaptation and
diversity in larger urban areas such as Chicago and New York City.
Another important example of black migration occurred in Wise County, Virginia, where
blacks were pulled into the county by availability of industrial labor. Although dangerous, blacks
migrated to Wise County to work in the coalmines. Along the way, they created a sense of
community, leading to the emergence of a new black culture and social community. Blacks also
found Wise County attractive because the owners of the coalmines were preoccupied with
shoring up their economic gains than engaging in the kind of racial oppression that dominated
the South. In short, blacks moved to the North to escape the racial injustices of the Deep South
as well as to pursue economic opportunities. To be sure, the Northerners had their own
perceptions about African Americans in terms of inferiority versus superiority. While they
migrated to the North, blacks still had to face new challenges such as social adaptation and
diversity in larger urban areas such as Chicago and New York City.
Reference or References depending on how many sources
Last, First Name. (Year). Title of the Book. City of Publication, State. Publisher.
Last, First Name. (Year). “Title of article.” Name of Journal, when published, date, page.
Christine Bene Awono
HIS-151-493
Solomon Iyobosa Omo-Osagie II
Date
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Evaluative Essay – Writing Exercise #1