Before I post that King passage I read yesterday at the end of class, let me note that next Tuesday I will wrap up the Basic Definitions by commenting on "discrimination." Then, we will get into Dr. Tatum's book. Please read through Chapter 1, which we will cover Tuesday & Thursday.
KING PASSAGE: In connection with my comments on the indirect role of law in overcoming prejudice, I quoted the following passage from Dr. King's first book, "Stride Toward Freedom": "Government action is not the whole answer to the present crisis, but it is an important partial answer. Morals cannot be legislated, but behavior can be regulated. The law cannot make an employer love me, but it can keep him from refusing to hire me because of the color of my skin. We must depend on religion and education to alter the errors of the heart and mind; but meanwhile it is an immoral act to compel a man to accept injustice until another man's heart is set straight. As the experience of several northern states has shown, antidiscrimination laws can provide powerful sanctions against this kind of immorality. Moreover, the law itself is a form of education."
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FAMILY ACTIVITY -- MAKING UP MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS:
I want each of the families to make up SIX short-answer midterm exam questions in preparation for our midterm exam on TUESDAY, OCT. 19TH. Remember, by short-answer I do NOT mean true/false or multiple choice questions. These should be questions that can be answered in a few sentences at most, and they can come from anything we've covered in class lecture, including of course my follow-up comments on the video series as well as the family points that were posted on the blog. The exam will also cover through Chapter 1 of Dr. Tatum's book. I will give the families time to concur on Tuesday (12th) and some time on Thursday (14th), if needed. You will need to determine the SIX BEST questions your family members came up with. I WILL NEED THESE QUESTIONS NO LATER THAN 4PM ON THURSDAY OCT. 14TH. You can email them to me or write them out on a sheet of paper and hand them to me. PLEASE REMEMBER TO ALSO INCLUDE THE ANSWERS. I will then select at least THREE questions from each family, and for each additional question I select, that family will get a bonus point, so it is possible to earn up to three bonus points for this activity. I will then post these questions and answers on the blog by Saturday (16th) so that you can have them to study from for the test. This activity is worth 5 points, and all family members must participate to earn those points.
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