Week 9- Writers, Vocalists and Artistic Prophetic Witness (James Weldon Johnson/Langston Hughes/James Baldwin, Mahalia Jackson/Fannie Lou Hamer/Bernice Johnson Reagon and the Freedom Singers)
Videos:
- “Lift Every Voice & Sing”
- Excerpt of The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
- Precious Lord Take My Hand (Mahalia Jackson)
- How I Got Over (Mahalia Jackson)
- Fannie Lou Hamer Biography
- Fannie Lou Hamer Speech to the DNC
- Excerpt of “The Songs are Free” with Bernice Johnson Reagon
Texts:
- James Weldon Johnson Biography
- James Weldon Johnson Poetry Selection
- Langston Hughes Timeline
- Langston Hughes Poetry Selection
- “Harlem” by Langston Hughes
- James Baldwin Biography
- Mahalia Jackson Biography
Week 10- Garveyite and Islamic Prophetic Voices (Marcus Garvey/ Malcolm X/ Clara Muhammad)
Videos:
- The Influence of Marcus Garvey Pt. 1
- The Influence of Marcus Garvey Pt. 2
- The Influence of Marcus Garvey Pt. 3
- The Influence of Marcus Garvey Pt. 4
- The Influence of Marcus Garvey Pt. 5
- Malcolm X: Make It Plain (PBS Documentary)
- Malcolm X Speech After Leaving Nation of Islam
- Malcolm X Penultimate Speech
- Clara Muhammad History
Texts:
- Marcus Garvey “If You Believe the Negro Has a Soul” 1921 Speech
- “From Prophecy to Policy: Marcus Garvey and the Evolution of Pan-African Citizenship” (by Claudius Fergus)
- Malcolm X Biographical Timeline
- Story of Clara Muhammad
Week 11- Black Power and “Negroes with Guns” (Robert Williams/Deacons for Defense and Justice)
Videos:
- Excerpt of 1982 Documentary “No Place to Hide” on Robert Williams
- Interview with Robert Williams (Discusses Deacons of Self-Defense) Pt. 1
- Interview with Robert Williams Pt. 2
- Interview with Robert Williams (Why He Wrote “Negroes with Guns”) Pt. 3
- Interview with Robert Williams Pt. 4
- Interview with Robert Williams Pt. 5
- Negroes Ain’t Supposed to Have Guns Pt. 1
- Negroes Ain’t Supposed to Have Guns Pt. 2
- Negroes Ain’t Supposed to Have Guns Pt. 3
- Negroes Ain’t Supposed to Have Guns Pt. 4
- Negroes Ain’t Supposed to Have Guns Pt. 5
- Negroes with Guns
- Robert F. Williams on Self-Defense
Texts:
Week 12- Prophetic Voices from Africa (Bishop Desmond Tutu/Nelson Mandela/Patrice Lumumba)
Videos:
- Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s Views on Apartheid, Perpetrators, and Forgiveness
- Reconciling Love: Archbishop Desmond Tutu
- Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s Message to Men and Boys
- Nelson Mandela’s Life Story
- Nelson Mandela: Journey to Freedom
- Nelson Mandela’s Release from Prison
- Nelson Mandela Inaugural Address
- First Nelson Mandela Interview
- Patrice Lumumba Speech Following Independence of the Congo
- The Assassination of Patrice Lumumba
Texts:
- Nelson Mandela Book Excerpt on Daily Prison Life
- Background Information on Patrice Lumumba
- Patrice Lumumba Speech on “African Unity and National Independence” (1959)
- Patrice Lumumba Address to the Youth (August 1960)