Re: [Assam] Black History Month - Jim crows' untouchability, KKK???

[umesh sharma]

Today at the presentation by the students followed by sumptious snacks for all incl parents it was a wonderful experience. For one, the three girls were vying with each other for the best dress and looks. One came dressed in a skirt (for the first time) and stockings. The second (usually shy) did not come at all untill with her parents all decked up with a flowing Spanish dress and hair all done up ( i do not even know the style) -alongwith her sisters and presntes carrying viedocameras. And upon seeing them both the third (usually the most style conscious) called her mother twice - and a thrid time - and came dressed up in an evening gown (like the one won by actresses at Oscars) - although they are all just eight year olds.

 

Among the boys the best speaker (to read about Barak ) went home minutes before the program - I had to read out his part . The one who read about Condo Rice had been sick for  the past 10 days - in hospital for heart problem - but spoke well -with 3-4 times practice in our windowless 15by 10 feet classroom. Later he mentioned that his legs were shaking.

 

One scholar from the higher grade spoke about Jim Crow's Laws - which forbade blacks from drinking water from the same fountain from where whites drank. It reminded me of Dr Ambedkar's brave gesture of trying to drink water from the common village well.

 

I had saved this info about the old application in pink paper for joining Ku Klux Klan - which I saw at the Smithsonian Museum of American History:

 

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Knights of the Ku Klux Klan

 

To His Majesty the Imperial Wizard, Emperor of the Invisible Empire, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan

 

 

I, the undersigned , a native born, true and loyal citizen of the United States of America, being a white male Gentile person of temperate habits , sound in mind and a believer in the tenets of the Christian religion, the maintenance of White Supremacy and the principles of a "pure Americanism" do most respectfully apply for membership in the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan No__________________ , Realm of _____________

 

 

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Umesh

 

 

 

umesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

ALso correction - the civil war started in 1861 and not 1860 as I mentioned earlier. I had written  about Lincoln from my memory. Barak's was a typo.

 

Umesh

 

PS: the one below seems to be final now.

 

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It is good I posted it - since I recall now that Barak Obama was born on 1961 and not 1971. He graduated in 1983 - so math does not addd up anyway.

 

The presentation by the scholars is coming Tuesday.

 

Umesh

umesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

This is what my students will be speaking (pasted on a cardboard with the large photos of the leaders on the other side - facing the audience - parents, other students, school authorities). The kids are of grade/class 3 - about eight years old Black and Latino students and rapidly improving their reading skills. Some who are better at reading have been given more to read. The font size 16 is for them to be able to read well.

 

Umesh

 

PS: It was good that I learnt about history of US from museums etc - coming useful now.

http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-02-23-voa36.cfm

 

Hello everyone! My name is Kiara Sosa and today I will speak about Abraham Lincoln who was the 16^th president of United States .

 

He was born in a log cabin to a poor family.

He saved the union in the civil war from 1861 to 1865 and removed slavery of African Americans.

 

He was shot dead by his enemies.

 

 

 

My name is Samaria Granados. I will speak about Martin Luther King Jr.

He fought for the rights of African American people.

 

In Alabama black people needed to sit at the end of the bus and white people in the front. He and others stopped such things in United States. He was shot dead by his enemies.

 

 

 

I am Bryan Canales and I will speak about Thurgood Marshall – the first African American to become U.S. Supreme Court Judge.

 

He was born in Baltimore and was the great-grandson of a slave. He studied at Howard Law School in Washington D.C.

 

 

 

I am Alex Chavez and I will speak about Barak Obama. He is a United States Senator. He was born on August 4, 1961 in Hawaii and attended the famous Punahou Academy.

 

He graduated from Columbia University in 1983 and then worked as a social worker. Then he graduated with top marks from Harvard Law School in Boston. He then taught at Chicago Law school.

 

In 2004 he became a U.S. Senator.

 

 

 

Hello everyone!! My name is Kenisha Nicely and I will speak about Rosa Parks. She was born in Tuskegee, Alabama. She  got married and worked 

at a store in Montgomery , Alabama.

 

One day she did not give up her seat in a bus to a white person. She was put in the jail for this brave act. This led to Montgomery Bus Boycott . She died on October 24, 2005 , at age 92.

 

 

 

 

 

 

My name is Bryan Trejo and I will speak about Condoleezza Rice. She is the U.S. Secretary of State. She was born in Alabama. She studied at Denver.

 

She worked as a top  teacher at Stanford University, California. Then, U.S. President made her a top official in the government.

 

 

 

My name is Bryan Roldan and I will speak about Malcolm X. He said that his father was killed by some white men. Later, he went to prison and became a muslim there,  in 1952.

 

He was a leader in African American struggle against white control. He was shot dead by his enemies.

 

Umesh Sharma
5121 Lackawanna ST
College Park, MD 20740

1-202-215-4328 [Cell Phone]

Ed.M. - International Education Policy
Harvard Graduate School of Education,
Harvard University,
Class of 2005

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Umesh Sharma
5121 Lackawanna ST
College Park, MD 20740

1-202-215-4328 [Cell Phone]

Ed.M. - International Education Policy
Harvard Graduate School of Education,
Harvard University,
Class of 2005

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