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Ella May replied to the topic Week 9 photo share in the forum Race, Space, and Segregation (Winter 2019) 5 years, 1 month ago
<p class=”p1″>This piece of poetry is by Clint Smith. He is a writer, poet, and activist, and this specific poem is about hurricane Katrina and making meaning of what happened. One thing that really stuck out to me in this poem was how he alludes to the fact that some people thought the hurricane was the “best thing that could have happened / to a…[Read more]
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Ella May replied to the topic Week 8 photo share in the forum Race, Space, and Segregation (Winter 2019) 5 years, 1 month ago
<p class=”p1″>Last summer, the police was called on a black firefighter who was conducting yearly fire safety investigations in Oakland. The area is known for having a history of serious fires, so the fire department inspect homes every year to make sure they do not pose a significant fire risk. Normal protocol means that firefighters knock on the…[Read more]
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Ella May replied to the topic Week 7 photo share in the forum Race, Space, and Segregation (Winter 2019) 5 years, 2 months ago
<p class=”p1″>These two images were featured in an article on the history of national parks and the forced removal of native populations from these spaces. The image on the left is an ad for an event called an “Indian Field Day” in which tourists to Yosemite could come watch various exhibitions featuring native peoples. Events like this exo…[Read more]
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Ella May replied to the topic Week 6 photo share in the forum Race, Space, and Segregation (Winter 2019) 5 years, 2 months ago
<p class=”p1″>This picture was taken during a demonstration held outside of the King County Juvenile Detention Center in Seattle, WA. Two years ago the city proposed a massive overhaul and expansion of this center that will end up costing around 210 million dollars. Since then community activists have been working tirelessly to stop the…[Read more]
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Ella May replied to the topic Week 5 photo share in the forum Race, Space, and Segregation (Winter 2019) 5 years, 2 months ago
The segregation among schools that manifests today has often also impacted the treatment that students face based on their race and economic status. One article on the subject cited a 2011 study that found that students who lived and went to school in low-income areas and were people of color, were more likely to have to go through metal detectors…[Read more]
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Ella May replied to the topic Week 4 photo share in the forum Race, Space, and Segregation (Winter 2019) 5 years, 2 months ago
<p class=”p1″>This is an image of Henry Louis Gates Jr. being arrested outside of his home in 2009. Gates had just returned home from a trip only to find the lock on his front door was jammed. He then asked his taxi driver to help him try to open the door and while they were doing so a passerby became suspicious that these men were trying to break…[Read more]
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Ella May replied to the topic Week 3 photo share in the forum Race, Space, and Segregation (Winter 2019) 5 years, 3 months ago
This photo is from a protest against school bussing programs which was an initiative aimed at integrating schools by bussing students to schools outside of their immediate neighborhoods, that were highly segregated. Programs like this faced immense backlash from many white communties. People against bussing, like those in the photo, were deeply…[Read more]
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Ella May replied to the topic Week 2 photo share in the forum Race, Space, and Segregation (Winter 2019) 5 years, 3 months ago
This image in some ways symbolizes how Yosemite and other natural parks are envisioned as untapped natural space that has been historically preserved for the American public’s enjoyment and tourism. What is less frequently discussed is how this ‘space’, was created from land that belonged to indigenous communities that were forcibly removed in a…[Read more]
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Ella May joined the group Race, Space, and Segregation (Winter 2019) 5 years, 3 months ago