November 2, 2009

November 2, 2009 In Brazil, Universities have decided to adopt a form of affirmative action, or quotas, in order to increase the number of people of African heritage enrolled. Is this a good idea? The US has tried this.

Homework:  Design

a memorial for the victims of the Middle Passage  Draw it or describe it – either will do  Your description or drawing must be detailed enough for a builder to construct your memorial

This Friday I

close grades this quarter  If you need to make up any work, get it to me by then  If you want to know how you’re doing talk to me, AFTER CLASS!

Creole  Any

mix of culture  Often it is a mix of food or languages  Cajun food is Creole food  Africans carried a great deal of their culture across the Atlantic

Gullah  The

language spoken by the people who live on the coast of Georgia and South Carolina  The culture of the people who live on the coast of Georgia and South Carolina

Quilt from Benin

African American quilt from 1896 1898

What do these quilts have in common?

Basket made in Africa

Baskets made in South Carolina

What are the similarities?

Class work:  In

groups – Think about the culture of this neighborhood  How many different groups have contributed to the culture of where you live?