East Los Angeles College Modern Democracy Women and Race Discussion

Question:

Your answer must cover all of the following

• Explain how Free-Blacks and women lived in the United States after 1800. Be sure to provide the historical information and details from the lesson (written or audio lecture).
• Analyze and describe how African Americans are portrayed in the video below and relate it to America’s 19th-century attitudes and perceptions of African Americans’ (free or slaves) intelligence and behavior.  Were women viewed the same way?
• Finally, compare that to today. How are African Americans and women seen in a modern democracy? Is it the same, or have things improved (a little to a lot)? Be sure to provide specific examples (names, dates, stats, etc.) in your answer.

Material:

This is a shorter version of the show (only 3:42 seconds)

• These are here to help understand current issues but are not required sources to quote
• For Modern Politics 
  • NBC Article about Purging Voter Rolls
  • The Atlantic Article about Modern Democracy
  • Women
    • NPR Article on Women in Politics
    • Pew Research Center on American Perception of Women
  • Race
    • Washington Post Article from 2016
    • Brookings Institute on Race and Politics (Thinktank)
    • Current issues, Google the term Voter Purge.

Expectations:

• Knowledge of race, gender, and democracy.
• Recognition that times have changed, but lingering beliefs still influence stereotypes today.