Prompt:
"The book is set against the backdrop of the Civil Rights Movement in the tumultuous summer of 1964. Segregation and violence were apparent, obvious, and quite public all over the United States, but especially in the South. Our legacy of slavery and racism accompanied the formation of our country. The assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963 fueled fears that the civil rights work he initiated for American minorities would be lost. However, Lyndon Johnson (the new President), urged for the passage of a civil rights bill that would further the progress made under Kennedy. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 provided for black men and women to be protected from discrimination based upon race. It also expanded to protect women from discrimination as well. The infamous "Jim Crow" laws were declared abolished." (Penguin Group)
Response Requirement: (no quote necessary)
* Besides the obvious effect on Rosaleen in town, predict how (or if) the Civil Rights Act will guide the story's development.
* What else do you know about the public's reactions to the Civil Rights Act?
Friday, March 5, 2010
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In 1964, the Civil Rights Movement was made. The Movement was created originally by JFK, but was assassinated and the movement was then set by the replacement Lyndon Johnson. After the movement was set, all schools and areas were segregated. The Civil Rights Movement will guide this story into a lot of racism and violence. The north didn’t care that the movement was set, but the south were very mad because they was very racist there back then. When the movement was first set, people were going crazy over it, mostly in the south. The story takes place in the south, so there will be way more racism then it would in the north. It became very bad when the movement was first set and dangerous.
ReplyDeleteIn this book, I feel the Civil Rights Act will be a huge shaping stone for this book. I predict that throughout the book Rosaleen will not be harassed, and will get her rights. People will begin to listen to the Civil Rights Act. Colored people will get A.C.s in their hospitals, be able to go into restaurants and shops to buy stuff. Rosaleen might even be set free by T. Ray! Who knows! But that would require to have a change of heart, towards his workers and Lily, and that is not likely.
ReplyDeleteI know that the Civil Rights Act, outlawed segregation by race in schools, at work, and in the public. No one really followed this act at first. It called for “equal protection of the laws”. It this act also banned discrimination because of a person's color, race, national origin, religion, or sex. In this book there is a lot of racism, especially towards Rosaleen. Rosaleen is put into jail and beat, even though this act was implemented to help her. It was very difficult for one during this time to change their views, so this act would become strong throughout generations.
Considering the effect that the Civil Rights Act has had on the Secret Life of Bees so far, I predict that the CRA will have a huge impact to come. When Lily packs up her bags to rescue Rosaleen and to find Tiburon, she steps off out her small hometown. She has seen enough racism in her own town to know that, in larger towns; it would be even more prevalent and cause more issues. When Lily walked into the Frogmore General Supply Store, and was discussing the black Mary on the honey jar, the man talks about the ladies who make the honey as if they are beneath him, just because of their skin color.
ReplyDelete“Since Mr. Johnson signed that law, it was like somebody had ripped the seams out of American life.” Clearly the country’s racism was just surfacing since it was going to be required that racism among blacks and whites would disappear. It think it is foreshadowing when August says that, “it was only a matter of time before we saw things like that happen right here in Tiburon.”
The public in general had a very mixed reaction to the Civil Rights Act. For a lot of northerners it was not a big deal, it just signed into national law what they had been doing for decades. For white southerners however, it was a huge deal. They thought, “De-segregation? There is no way.” Violence broke out, peaceful parades stopped, and all hell broke loose in general. Policemen were all white, meaning they didn’t care what happened to their black counterparts. They sure did not stop blacks from being attacked, and in some awful cases, the police were the people instigating the violence and the crime. Fake crimes were made up as an excuse for the police to arrest blacks. The South became a place of great turmoil.