Monday, April 28, 2008
Questions from The Long Walk to the Courthouse
Please respond to three questions. Cite examples with page numbers. Post here:
1. What was the significance of showing a map of the various Mississippi counties?
2. Infiltration was a problem in volunteer organizing efforts in many black communities in Mississippi. Why is that? Was the term Uncle Tom a euphemism for spy? What is a "good Negro"?
3. Besides fear, what were some of the reasons cited for what appeared as black apathy?
4. In the letters Ruleville, July 2 and Como, August 18 the form is different from other letters. Talk about the letters structure. Secondly, talk about the content and why the editor included this letter here. What is the situation indicative of?
5. Who is Hollis Watkins and what happened to him?
6. What was the victory in Panola county?
1. What was the significance of showing a map of the various Mississippi counties?
2. Infiltration was a problem in volunteer organizing efforts in many black communities in Mississippi. Why is that? Was the term Uncle Tom a euphemism for spy? What is a "good Negro"?
3. Besides fear, what were some of the reasons cited for what appeared as black apathy?
4. In the letters Ruleville, July 2 and Como, August 18 the form is different from other letters. Talk about the letters structure. Secondly, talk about the content and why the editor included this letter here. What is the situation indicative of?
5. Who is Hollis Watkins and what happened to him?
6. What was the victory in Panola county?
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1. What was the significance of showing a map of the various Mississippi counties?
I think that the map showing the various Mississippi counties was helpful because you can know where they were making the work. In one of the letters they mention the cities and the districts they were working on and it’s easier to look back at the map and locate the place they are talking about. Also by showing this map you can see that they were working in many different places and that they were all over the state.
4. In the letter Como, August 12, the form is different from other letters. Talk about the letters structure. Secondly, talk about the content and why the editor included this letter here. What is the situation indicative of?
Many of the letters are structured very different. Most of the letters are written to family members, and the students are just explaining what they are doing and what they are going through. Others write the letter like if it was a diary. They write what they do, what they think, feel and just what they will be doing next. The letter Como August 12 is written like a conversation that a volunteer is having with a man, Mr. Wallace. They are talking about the mass meetings that they have and that they usually have them at churches. The volunteer wants to have a meeting at the church where Mr. Wallace is a deacon and he wants to know his opinion. Mr. Wallace doesn’t really like that idea because he knows that many churches have been bombed or burned down because of the meetings that they have in there. I think the editor included this letter so that you can get an idea of what the people in Mississippi thought about the meetings that they had. Also because is a real conversation that a volunteer and someone from Mississippi had. Many of the people said that they were with the volunteers ‘one hundred per cent,’ but when it came to the time when they were really needed some backed away like Mr. Wallace that didn’t want a meeting to take place at his church.
5. Who is Hollis Watkins and what happened to him?
Hollis Watkins was a SNCC staff member and he began a voter registration drive in Milestone. He got some people to go to the courthouse wanting to register to vote; their applications were filled and “all were judged illiterate” (91). A week after this, the house of a man who registered was bombed with Molotov cocktails. A couple of days later Hollis Watkins and other people were arrested for arson; the malicious burning of another’s house or property.
1. What was the significance of showing a map of the various Mississippi counties?
I think that the map showing the various Mississippi counties was helpful because you can know where they were making the work. In one of the letters they mention the cities and the districts they were working on and it’s easier to look back at the map and locate the place they are talking about. Also by showing this map you can see that they were working in many different places and that they were all over the state.
4. In the letter Como, August 12, the form is different from other letters. Talk about the letters structure. Secondly, talk about the content and why the editor included this letter here. What is the situation indicative of?
Many of the letters are structured very different. Most of the letters are written to family members, and the students are just explaining what they are doing and what they are going through. Others write the letter like if it was a diary. They write what they do, what they think, feel and just what they will be doing next. The letter Como August 12 is written like a conversation that a volunteer is having with a man, Mr. Wallace. They are talking about the mass meetings that they have and that they usually have them at churches. The volunteer wants to have a meeting at the church where Mr. Wallace is a deacon and he wants to know his opinion. Mr. Wallace doesn’t really like that idea because he knows that many churches have been bombed or burned down because of the meetings that they have in there. I think the editor included this letter so that you can get an idea of what the people in Mississippi thought about the meetings that they had. Also because is a real conversation that a volunteer and someone from Mississippi had. Many of the people said that they were with the volunteers ‘one hundred per cent,’ but when it came to the time when they were really needed some backed away like Mr. Wallace that didn’t want a meeting to take place at his church.
5. Who is Hollis Watkins and what happened to him?
Hollis Watkins was a SNCC staff member and he began a voter registration drive in Milestone. He got some people to go to the courthouse wanting to register to vote; their applications were filled and “all were judged illiterate” (91). A week after this, the house of a man who registered was bombed with Molotov cocktails. A couple of days later Hollis Watkins and other people were arrested for arson; the malicious burning of another’s house or property.
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Sophia Andrews & Chesi Brown
Ms. Sabir
4.28.08
Long Walk to the Courthouse
1. What is the significance of showing a map of the various Mississippi countries?
The different countries had different levels of culture, and economic statuses. There were some that had a very conservative living level who did not fear losing everything that they owned, as well as some that were conservative that did fear losing everything. There were some countries that had a bit more of a liberal living level compared to others. Having the map visible for the reader is a very helpful reference to turn to when reading about a specific location of the past, and uncertain of where the location is.
2. In the letter Ruleville, July 2, the form is different from other letters. Talk about the letters structure. Secondly, talk about the content’ and why the editor included this letter here. What is the situation indicative of?
The structure of this letter is set up in a dialogue which is different compared to the others . The dialogue is a conversation between Wallace, and a negro male about the mass meeting that Wallace could not make. The content of this letter was added as evidence to show that this conversation was held verses just stating it, it makes the letter that much stronger, because it is real. The editor added this letter to give the story life perhaps.
3. Who is Hollis Watkins and what happened to him?
Hollis Watkins was a member of the SNCC. He was one of the staff , members to begin a voter registration drive here. He gathered a group of 14 negroes to go to the courthouse to register to vote. When they got there they were all judged as illiterate. Hollis Watkins was arrested for arson, and for being affiliated with Hartman Turnbow who shot at the police after his house was bombed.
Ms. Sabir
4.28.08
Long Walk to the Courthouse
1. What is the significance of showing a map of the various Mississippi countries?
The different countries had different levels of culture, and economic statuses. There were some that had a very conservative living level who did not fear losing everything that they owned, as well as some that were conservative that did fear losing everything. There were some countries that had a bit more of a liberal living level compared to others. Having the map visible for the reader is a very helpful reference to turn to when reading about a specific location of the past, and uncertain of where the location is.
2. In the letter Ruleville, July 2, the form is different from other letters. Talk about the letters structure. Secondly, talk about the content’ and why the editor included this letter here. What is the situation indicative of?
The structure of this letter is set up in a dialogue which is different compared to the others . The dialogue is a conversation between Wallace, and a negro male about the mass meeting that Wallace could not make. The content of this letter was added as evidence to show that this conversation was held verses just stating it, it makes the letter that much stronger, because it is real. The editor added this letter to give the story life perhaps.
3. Who is Hollis Watkins and what happened to him?
Hollis Watkins was a member of the SNCC. He was one of the staff , members to begin a voter registration drive here. He gathered a group of 14 negroes to go to the courthouse to register to vote. When they got there they were all judged as illiterate. Hollis Watkins was arrested for arson, and for being affiliated with Hartman Turnbow who shot at the police after his house was bombed.
Erik Del Nero
4/28/08
English 201 b
1. What was the significance of showing a map of the various Mississippi counties? One reason is because it helps tells were the cities are in the state. Maps help guide you to place to place. Each one has an important district in it. Mississippi has five counties within the state.
2. In the letters Ruleville, July 2 and Como, August 18 the form is different from other letters. Talk about the letters structure. Secondly, talk about the content and why the editor included this letter here. What is the situation indicative of? One thing that I realized the other letters were to people the writer knew. Also the writers what they truly saw and heard. All these letters that come from the Mississippi always sound so sad. Writers always write on their true experiences. That is what makes writers so talented.
3. Who is Hollis Watkins and what happened to him? Watkins was the leader of the SNCC. He began voting for over 14 Negros. The Nergros were extremely nervous, because it was their first time voting. Some of the Negros were arrested for arson, because they voted. Color was an extreme issue back then.
4/28/08
English 201 b
1. What was the significance of showing a map of the various Mississippi counties? One reason is because it helps tells were the cities are in the state. Maps help guide you to place to place. Each one has an important district in it. Mississippi has five counties within the state.
2. In the letters Ruleville, July 2 and Como, August 18 the form is different from other letters. Talk about the letters structure. Secondly, talk about the content and why the editor included this letter here. What is the situation indicative of? One thing that I realized the other letters were to people the writer knew. Also the writers what they truly saw and heard. All these letters that come from the Mississippi always sound so sad. Writers always write on their true experiences. That is what makes writers so talented.
3. Who is Hollis Watkins and what happened to him? Watkins was the leader of the SNCC. He began voting for over 14 Negros. The Nergros were extremely nervous, because it was their first time voting. Some of the Negros were arrested for arson, because they voted. Color was an extreme issue back then.
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English 201, 10-12
That Long Walk to the Courthouse
2. Infiltration was a problem in volunteer organizing efforts in many black communities in Mississippi. Why is that? Was the term Uncle Tom a euphemism for spy? What is a "good Negro"?
: Uncle Tom, the euphemism for spy, gathering all the information and sell to the White Citizens. Their watching for volunteers' work to canvass a district for votes threatened black people and made canvass difficult. A good Negro is a black who trained to be nothing and say ‘yes’ to everything the white man says. Segregated South broke black people that unable to decide anything and named them ‘a good Negro’.
3. Besides fear, what were some of the reasons cited for what appeared as black apathy?
: The people who had deeply identified with the present system wanted to lead a comfortable and mindless life without conflict. They didn’t want to fight for freedom and equality, and the only thing they pursuit was to live well with the white folks.
6. What was the victory in Panola County?
: Panola County was the place only two black people had been able to register in seventy years. However, since the summer volunteers arrived in Batesville, about 500 blacks have registered. When volunteers started working in the county, they targeted teachers and do the special campaign for teachers. Finally, five teachers went to register together and, in the five days, at the rate of three teachers went to the courthouse to register. Soon, all blacks in the county went for vote with pride.
That Long Walk to the Courthouse
2. Infiltration was a problem in volunteer organizing efforts in many black communities in Mississippi. Why is that? Was the term Uncle Tom a euphemism for spy? What is a "good Negro"?
: Uncle Tom, the euphemism for spy, gathering all the information and sell to the White Citizens. Their watching for volunteers' work to canvass a district for votes threatened black people and made canvass difficult. A good Negro is a black who trained to be nothing and say ‘yes’ to everything the white man says. Segregated South broke black people that unable to decide anything and named them ‘a good Negro’.
3. Besides fear, what were some of the reasons cited for what appeared as black apathy?
: The people who had deeply identified with the present system wanted to lead a comfortable and mindless life without conflict. They didn’t want to fight for freedom and equality, and the only thing they pursuit was to live well with the white folks.
6. What was the victory in Panola County?
: Panola County was the place only two black people had been able to register in seventy years. However, since the summer volunteers arrived in Batesville, about 500 blacks have registered. When volunteers started working in the county, they targeted teachers and do the special campaign for teachers. Finally, five teachers went to register together and, in the five days, at the rate of three teachers went to the courthouse to register. Soon, all blacks in the county went for vote with pride.
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lewis holman
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201b
. What was the significance of showing a map of the various Mississippi counties?
There are 82 counties in Mississippi and the volunteers needed to cover all of them, so they decided to split the counties into 5 districts. On the map, there are some districts that are filled with more counties then others, so the map was shown to give the audience a picture of the areas they were covering.
What was the victory in Panola county?
In Panola county, volunteers had a problem with getting teachers to register. The teachers who didn’t go to register were going to receive a, “…slight raise in salary…” (p.99) along with a contract that needed to be signed, which some of the teachers didn’t want to do. Finally the volunteers convinced teachers to get out and register and when the teachers didn’t lose their jobs, more came to register.
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. What was the significance of showing a map of the various Mississippi counties?
There are 82 counties in Mississippi and the volunteers needed to cover all of them, so they decided to split the counties into 5 districts. On the map, there are some districts that are filled with more counties then others, so the map was shown to give the audience a picture of the areas they were covering.
What was the victory in Panola county?
In Panola county, volunteers had a problem with getting teachers to register. The teachers who didn’t go to register were going to receive a, “…slight raise in salary…” (p.99) along with a contract that needed to be signed, which some of the teachers didn’t want to do. Finally the volunteers convinced teachers to get out and register and when the teachers didn’t lose their jobs, more came to register.
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Eng 201 1-3 pm
1.What was the significance of showing a map of the various Mississippi counties?
On the map it shows five different regions and there are many cities in them. The map shows where the cities are located and it could identify what type of black people reside. For one example, the black farmers in north east part are more isolated from the opportunity of registration to vote because those cities are geographically isolated from the movement. And because of the traffic, those port cities were more open to the project and adopted the movement easily. Through the map, it tells which cities need to be reached out more.
3.Besides fear, what were some of the reasons cited for what appeared as black apathy?
Simply the black people were not educated what the meaning of freedom and equal human being before the summer project in Mississippi. They lived just their forefathers had lived and accepted that whites and blacks are segregated. It was just impossible thing for them to object their unequal situations because of pressures in their society.
5.Who is Hollis Watkins and what happened to him?
Hollis Watkins was a SNCC staff member. He drove 14 blacks to the court house to have them registered to vote. The first black person who initiated registering to vote got his house bombed with Molotov cocktails. A couple of days later, Hollis Watkins and few other blacks were arrested for arson. This tells how unfair laws and rules were practiced over blacks and the supporters of black in Mississippi.
1.What was the significance of showing a map of the various Mississippi counties?
On the map it shows five different regions and there are many cities in them. The map shows where the cities are located and it could identify what type of black people reside. For one example, the black farmers in north east part are more isolated from the opportunity of registration to vote because those cities are geographically isolated from the movement. And because of the traffic, those port cities were more open to the project and adopted the movement easily. Through the map, it tells which cities need to be reached out more.
3.Besides fear, what were some of the reasons cited for what appeared as black apathy?
Simply the black people were not educated what the meaning of freedom and equal human being before the summer project in Mississippi. They lived just their forefathers had lived and accepted that whites and blacks are segregated. It was just impossible thing for them to object their unequal situations because of pressures in their society.
5.Who is Hollis Watkins and what happened to him?
Hollis Watkins was a SNCC staff member. He drove 14 blacks to the court house to have them registered to vote. The first black person who initiated registering to vote got his house bombed with Molotov cocktails. A couple of days later, Hollis Watkins and few other blacks were arrested for arson. This tells how unfair laws and rules were practiced over blacks and the supporters of black in Mississippi.
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Deanna Moody
eng201b 1-3
1) The significance of showing the map was to show the different cities they were covering in the chapter and what happened their.
2)the letter structure in Como, August 18 is different from the others because its n a dialogue and the others are not. I think the editor included this letter to have proof of a conversation.
3)Hollis Watkins was a SNCC staff member who began a voter registration drive with 14negros to go to the court and try in vote. He was arrested for arson after Turnbow's houde was bombed.
4)the victory of Panola county was getting teachers to vote because there was not any voting and as more people started to vote teachers started to so blacks was not afraid to vote and was happy to see their names in the paper.
eng201b 1-3
1) The significance of showing the map was to show the different cities they were covering in the chapter and what happened their.
2)the letter structure in Como, August 18 is different from the others because its n a dialogue and the others are not. I think the editor included this letter to have proof of a conversation.
3)Hollis Watkins was a SNCC staff member who began a voter registration drive with 14negros to go to the court and try in vote. He was arrested for arson after Turnbow's houde was bombed.
4)the victory of Panola county was getting teachers to vote because there was not any voting and as more people started to vote teachers started to so blacks was not afraid to vote and was happy to see their names in the paper.
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Ammnah Babikir
Eng. 201b
1. What was the significance of showing a map of the various Mississippi counties?
To show the different districts that were involved in the battle of segregation. Perhaps to also show how wide spread this Freedom Rights Movement was going to be, and how much sacrifice and dedication was needed to make this change. Having the map visible for the reader is a very helpful reference to turn to when reading about a specific location of the past, and uncertain of where the location is.
3. Besides fear, what were some of the reasons cited for what appeared as black apathy?
These individuals who could so deeply identify with the racist caste system were being so viciously stripped of their rights; they were forced to take back their rights. Many of them died doing so. When in fact, they never wanted any problems with the white people there; they just wanted to live a life where they would be treated as equals.
5. Who is Hollis Watkins and what happened to him? Watkins was the leader of the SNCC. He began voting for over 14 Negros. They were extremely nervous, because it was their first time voting. Some of these people were arrested for arson, because they voted. Color was an extreme issue back then.
Eng. 201b
1. What was the significance of showing a map of the various Mississippi counties?
To show the different districts that were involved in the battle of segregation. Perhaps to also show how wide spread this Freedom Rights Movement was going to be, and how much sacrifice and dedication was needed to make this change. Having the map visible for the reader is a very helpful reference to turn to when reading about a specific location of the past, and uncertain of where the location is.
3. Besides fear, what were some of the reasons cited for what appeared as black apathy?
These individuals who could so deeply identify with the racist caste system were being so viciously stripped of their rights; they were forced to take back their rights. Many of them died doing so. When in fact, they never wanted any problems with the white people there; they just wanted to live a life where they would be treated as equals.
5. Who is Hollis Watkins and what happened to him? Watkins was the leader of the SNCC. He began voting for over 14 Negros. They were extremely nervous, because it was their first time voting. Some of these people were arrested for arson, because they voted. Color was an extreme issue back then.
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Carmen Truong
Sabir 10-12
The Long Walk to the Courthouse
1. What was the significance of showing a map of the various Mississippi counties?
The significance of showing a map of Mississippi is because it had divided into five parts, and each parts is a different districts that shows that “the first districts is the northeastern part of the state.” pg. 76 “Second districts is the delta area, is the poor, dependent sharecropper.” Pg. 76 “The third districts run from the Second south to Louisiana.” Pg.77 “The Fourth districts, directly east to Jackson.” pg.77 “The Fifth districts runs south from Laurel to the coast.”
2. Besides fear, what were some of the reasons cites for what appeared as black apathy?
Besides fear, once a Negro applicant try to register to vote, the registrar could always find a little mistakes to flunk them, even a little grammar or misspelling word could flunk them easily compare to a white men who only had a grammar school education were passed. Pg. 79
6. What was the victory in Panola county?
The Panola county has only few people register to vote, and also made teachers to start voting. Finally, Panola county Negro citizens start to register since everything is going so well.
Sabir 10-12
The Long Walk to the Courthouse
1. What was the significance of showing a map of the various Mississippi counties?
The significance of showing a map of Mississippi is because it had divided into five parts, and each parts is a different districts that shows that “the first districts is the northeastern part of the state.” pg. 76 “Second districts is the delta area, is the poor, dependent sharecropper.” Pg. 76 “The third districts run from the Second south to Louisiana.” Pg.77 “The Fourth districts, directly east to Jackson.” pg.77 “The Fifth districts runs south from Laurel to the coast.”
2. Besides fear, what were some of the reasons cites for what appeared as black apathy?
Besides fear, once a Negro applicant try to register to vote, the registrar could always find a little mistakes to flunk them, even a little grammar or misspelling word could flunk them easily compare to a white men who only had a grammar school education were passed. Pg. 79
6. What was the victory in Panola county?
The Panola county has only few people register to vote, and also made teachers to start voting. Finally, Panola county Negro citizens start to register since everything is going so well.
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Ammnah Babikir
Eng 201 b
. What was the significance of showing a map of the various Mississippi counties?
There are 82 counties in Mississippi and the volunteers needed to cover all of them, so they decided to split the counties into 5 districts. On the map, there are some districts that are filled with more counties then others, so the map was shown to give the audience a picture of the areas they were covering.
What was the victory in Panola County?
In Panola County, volunteers had a problem with getting teachers to register. The teachers who didn’t go to register were going to receive a, “…slight raise in salary…” (p.99) along with a contract that needed to be signed, which some of the teachers didn’t want to do. So the volunteers convinced teachers to get out and register and once they seen that it was alright, more came to register.
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. What was the significance of showing a map of the various Mississippi counties?
There are 82 counties in Mississippi and the volunteers needed to cover all of them, so they decided to split the counties into 5 districts. On the map, there are some districts that are filled with more counties then others, so the map was shown to give the audience a picture of the areas they were covering.
What was the victory in Panola County?
In Panola County, volunteers had a problem with getting teachers to register. The teachers who didn’t go to register were going to receive a, “…slight raise in salary…” (p.99) along with a contract that needed to be signed, which some of the teachers didn’t want to do. So the volunteers convinced teachers to get out and register and once they seen that it was alright, more came to register.
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