Business & PoliticsUnit IV
BackgroundPart I
Background Blacks Could NOT Organize Under Slavery
Why Not?
Religion & Escape Gave Need to Organize
Any Attempt Was Met With Violence
A Change Reconstruction Gave Blacks an Opportunity
to Form Groups Why?
These Groups Gave Blacks An Opportunity to Fight For Their Interests
Civil Rights Organizations Groups Formed to Protect the Civil Rights of
African Americans
Many of These Have Produced STRONG Notable Leaders
Problem: Relevance? Ego?
Greek Letter Organizations Predominantly Black Groups Formed to
Serve Community
Primarily College-Based Organizations w/ a Degree as a Requirement
Problems Hazing? Division?
Economic Groups Formed to Give Blacks an Opportunity to
Network & Make Money
Promote Membership & Black Business
Problem Exclusivity?
Political Groups Groups Formed to Push a Particular Agenda
on Blacks
Hire Lobbyists & Push Representatives in Light
Problem Corruption?
Draw or Create a Twitter Page that Represents One of these Black Political Leaders
Include: Real Name @Name Brief Twitter Bio (describing them) List of 5 Possible Followers 5 Tweets (covering their personality/what they accomplished
etc) 5 Trending Topics in the World at the Time They Were Active A Picture
Black Political Leaders
1. Shirley Chisholm 2. Adam Clayton Powell 3. Jesse Jackson (Sr) 4. Clarence Thomas 5. Marian Berry 6. John Lewis 7. Colin Powell 8. Condoleezza Rice 9. Thurgood Marshall 10. Andrew Young 11. Joseph Rainey 12. Cory Booker
List of People
Find TWO people who have a DIFFERENT person than you and on a separate sheet answer these questions
1. Who is the person? 2. What does their bio say about them personally? 3. From their tweets, what have they accomplished? 4. Name 1 follower AND 1 trending topic from their world 5. What does your person have in common with them?
How are they different?
Think, Pair, Share
UNIQUE FACTORS OF BLACK ORGANIZATIONS
PART II
Membership Most American Organizations Don’t Discriminate
Membership on Race What DO They Discriminate On?
BLACK Organizations Don’t Technically, But Have a Stigma About Them Selective
Rarely Joined By Whites Why?
Initiation Blacks Tend to Take PRIDE in Membership
Initiation
Most Groups Have Some Sort of Ritual or Process They Follow Examples?
Trouble
Participation MOST Black Organizations are Not as
Large in Scale So Members HAVE to Play an Important Role
Many Times Most or All Members have a Leadership Role
Conflict Organizations Compete for Membership &
Bragging Rights
Often Conflict Can Dim the Messages of the Organizations
Causes MOST Black Organizations Are Activists
and Not Social
Many Were Founded On a Belief in Serving the Black Community Primarily
Celebration Black Organizations Always Take Time to
Celebrate Members And Accomplishments
Parties, Cookouts, etc Are Some Examples Of This
HAZING Take a Look At The List of Hazing Activities
Write the 5 You Think are the WORST
Then Write the 2 You think Are the MOST Ridiculous
Write 4- 5 Sentences of Your Opinion on Hazing Based On What You Know/Read
Politics
From Slavery to Reconstruction Activism has been a VERY Important Part
of the African American Experience
Activists Like Harriet Tubman & Nat Turner Stand Out
The Need As African Americans, Activism has Been a
Necessary Part of Our History
Individuals are Needed to Bring About Change in The Community
The Danger Activists Live Risky Lives and Deal in Risky
Behavior
Many Activists Find That They Often have Very Violent opponents To Their Beliefs
Attemps on Life
The Reward Effective Activists Can Bring A Lot of
Attention to A Particular Issue or Concern
Activists Also Are Often Praised By the Community They Support and Are Given Leverage
The Change Activism Has Changed Over The Years
From Slavery to Now
Activists Have to be Able to Adjust With the Times, If Not They Become Irrelevant