{"id":331,"date":"2020-10-20T19:08:36","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T19:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edblogs.pugetsound.edu\/fl20afam101a\/?p=331"},"modified":"2020-11-10T18:45:28","modified_gmt":"2020-11-10T18:45:28","slug":"gp-1-before-afam-101-we-didnt-know-education-perception","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/africanamericanstudies\/2020\/10\/20\/gp-1-before-afam-101-we-didnt-know-education-perception\/","title":{"rendered":"GP1: Before AFAM 101 We didn&#8217;t know&#8230; &#8220;how education, or lack of education builds people&#8217;s perceptions of African Americans throughout time\u2029&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> As a part of our AFAM (African American Studies) 101 course, we were  asked to share our thoughts on what we did not know prior to this  course. Our group, featuring Kayden L., Aidan P., Carson C., Charlie H., and John M. have come up  with 5 podcast episodes discussing our individual thoughts.  Nonetheless, we realized a theme in all of our episodes of this mini series. That theme is Perception in relation to Education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edblogs.pugetsound.edu\/fl20afam101a\/files\/2020\/10\/download-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-777\" width=\"448\" height=\"268\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Below you can see how our series, &#8220;<strong>We didn&#8217;t know how education, as well as lack of education builds different perception of African Americans throughout time.&#8221;<\/strong> Each episode is also paired with a few resources. We hope you gain some insight into our experiences in AFAM 101. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Introduction to Podcast Series<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Episode #1:<\/strong><em> The History of African American Studies and Why it Matters <\/em>by Kayden L.  <\/li><li><strong>Episode #2:<\/strong> <em>Lynchings in the Psyche of White Society <\/em>by Aidan P.  <\/li><li><strong>Episode #3: <\/strong><em>Systematic Racism and its Exclusion from Teachings <\/em>by Carson C.<\/li><li><strong>Episode #4: <\/strong><em>I didn&#8217;t know what I didn&#8217;t know <\/em>by Charlie H. <\/li><li><strong>Episode #5: <\/strong><em>Africans&#8217; history in Africa and how they were kidnapped and enslaved in Europe and America <\/em>by John M.  <\/li><li><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-blue-background-color has-blue-color is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"> An Introduction with Charlie, Aidan,<br>Kayden, and Carson. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/edblogs.pugetsound.edu\/fl20afam101a\/files\/2020\/10\/Intro-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-blue-background-color has-blue-color is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Episode #1: <strong>Before AFAM 101 I didn&#8217;t Know The History of African American Studies and Why it Matters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"> A podcast by: Kayden L.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edblogs.pugetsound.edu\/fl20afam101a\/files\/2020\/10\/Civil_Rights_protesters_and_Woolworths_Sit-In_Durham_NC_10_February_1960._From_the_NO_Negative_Collection_State_Archives_of_North_Carolina_Raleigh_NC._Photos_taken_by_The_News__24495308926-1024x638.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-467\" width=\"479\" height=\"300\"\/><figcaption>Students participating in Sit-in during the 1960s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edblogs.pugetsound.edu\/fl20afam101a\/files\/2020\/10\/images.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-478\" width=\"476\" height=\"326\"\/><figcaption>Students on strike at San Francisco State College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/edblogs.pugetsound.edu\/fl20afam101a\/files\/2020\/10\/The-History-of-African-American-Studies-and-why-it-Matters-Kayden-L.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption>Episode #1: <strong>Before AFAM 101 I didn&#8217;t Know The History of African American Studies and why it Matters<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15.5px\">**points of clarification: When stating that medical books do not show the difference between diseases in African Americans and white people, it is specific to diseases that show up on the skin. Due to African Americans having darker skin, something like the Chicken Pox would be harder to see and also harder to diagnose if the only reference is images of it on white skin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional information on the topic:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Bennett, L. (1970). <em>Before the Mayflower: A History of the Negro in America 1619-1964. Rev. ed<\/em>. Harmondsworth, MD: Penguin Books.<\/li><li>Stewart, J. B., &amp; Anderson, T. (2015). <em>Introduction to African American studies: Transdisciplinary approaches and implications<\/em>. Baltimore, MD: Inprint Editions.<\/li><li>Image citations:<\/li><li>Davis, B. (2018, February 12). Third World Liberation Front strikes of 1968. Retrieved October 25, 2020, from https:\/\/1960sdaysofrage.wordpress.com\/2018\/02\/12\/third-world-liberation-front-strikes-of-1968\/<\/li><li>Wikipedia. Sit-in movement. (2020, August 23). Retrieved October 25, 2020, from https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sit-in_movement<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-blue-background-color has-blue-color is-style-wide\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Episode #2: <strong>Before AFAM 101 I Didn&#8217;t Know That Lynchings Were Accepted By White People<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">A podcast by Aidan P<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edblogs.pugetsound.edu\/fl20afam101a\/files\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-25-at-8.47.04-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-556\" width=\"459\" height=\"362\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/edblogs.pugetsound.edu\/fl20afam101a\/files\/2020\/10\/Aidan-Pipes.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption> Episode #2: <strong>Before AFAM 101 I Didn&#8217;t Know That Lynchings Were Accepted By White People<\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15.5px\">**points of clarification: The title of the book is Before the Mayflower: A History of the Negro in America, by Lerone Bennett, not Becket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional information on the topic:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Bennett, L. (1970). <em>Before the Mayflower: A History of the Negro in America 1619-1964. Rev. ed<\/em>. Harmondsworth, MD: Penguin Books.<\/li><li>Allen, J. Littlefield, J. (2000) <em>Without Sanctuary: Photographs of Lynching in America<\/em>https:\/\/www.withoutsanctuary.org\/<\/li><li>Music: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bensound.com\/\"><strong>www.bensound.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-blue-background-color has-blue-color is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Episode #3 <strong>Before AFAM 101 I didn&#8217;t know the extent of Systematic Racism and how my Education never Taught me about it<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">A podcast by Carson C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edblogs.pugetsound.edu\/fl20afam101a\/files\/2020\/10\/gilmer_racism_1005_main.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-645\" width=\"537\" height=\"441\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/edblogs.pugetsound.edu\/fl20afam101a\/files\/2020\/10\/AFAM-PODCAST.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption> Episode #3 <strong>Before AFAM 101 I didn&#8217;t know the extent of Systematic Racism and how my Education never Taught me about it<\/strong>  <br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional information on the topic:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Gilmer, M. (2015, December 17). Chicago&#8217;s deep history of racism gets a brief spotlight. Retrieved October 26, 2020 (image source)<\/li><li>&#8220;The House We Live In: Race\u2014The Power of an Illusion.&#8221; Films On Demand, Films Media Group, 2003 <\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-blue-background-color has-blue-color is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Episode #4 <strong>Before AFAM 101 I didn&#8217;t know what I didn&#8217;t know.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">A Podcast by Charlie H.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-list\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edblogs.pugetsound.edu\/fl20afam101a\/files\/2020\/10\/AFAM-1920x1289-1024x687.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-580\"><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/edblogs.pugetsound.edu\/fl20afam101a\/files\/2020\/10\/AFAM.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption> Episode #4 <strong>Before AFAM 101 I didn&#8217;t know what I didn&#8217;t know.<\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional information on the topic:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Image Citation: Maeyama, Jocelyn. <em>A Brief Representative History of African American Studies at Wesleyan<\/em>, 2019, magazine.blogs.wesleyan.edu\/2019\/05\/20\/a-brief-representative-history-of-african-american-studies-at-wesleyan\/. <\/li><li>Citations: Bennett, L. (1970). <em>Before the Mayflower: A History of the Negro in America 1619-1964. Rev. ed<\/em>. Harmondsworth, MD: Penguin Books.<\/li><li>Stewart, J. B., &amp; Anderson, T. (2015). <em>Introduction to African American studies: Transdisciplinary approaches and implications<\/em>. Baltimore, MD: Inprint Editions.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-blue-background-color has-blue-color is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Episode #5 <strong>Before AFAM 101 I Didn&#8217;t Know Africans&#8217; history in Africa and how they were kidnapped and enslaved in Europe and America<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">A podcast by John M.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edblogs.pugetsound.edu\/fl20afam101a\/files\/2020\/10\/AFAM-podcast-pic-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-765\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/edblogs.pugetsound.edu\/fl20afam101a\/files\/2020\/10\/AFAM-Podcast-5.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption> Episode #5 <strong>Before AFAM 101 I Didn&#8217;t Know Africans history in Africa and how they were kidnapped and enslaved in Europe and America<\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15.5px\"> **points of clarification: Due to reading directly from the text <em>Before the Mayflower<\/em>, the outdated term, &#8220;Negro&#8221; is used because it is a part of the direct quotes. Please understand that this term is not to be used contemporarily to refer to African Americans, but historically the term was used. Thus the author of the book, Lerone Bennett, an African American historian utilized it as the correct terminology of his time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional information on the topic:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Bennett, Lerone. <em>Before the Mayflower: a History of the Negro in America, 1619-1962<\/em>. BN Publishing, 2018. <\/li><li>Public Library, Chicago. <em>The Americas Before the Mayflower<\/em>. Hispaniola , 28 Oct. 2014. <\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-blue-background-color has-blue-color is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Conclusion: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/edblogs.pugetsound.edu\/fl20afam101a\/files\/2020\/10\/Conclusion-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a part of our AFAM (African American Studies) 101 course, we were asked to share our thoughts on what we did not know prior to this course. Our group, featuring Kayden L., Aidan P., Carson C., Charlie H., and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/africanamericanstudies\/2020\/10\/20\/gp-1-before-afam-101-we-didnt-know-education-perception\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":598,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-before-afam-101-i-didnt-know","category-before-afam-101-podcasts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/africanamericanstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/africanamericanstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/africanamericanstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/africanamericanstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/598"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/africanamericanstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=331"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/africanamericanstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1377,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/africanamericanstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331\/revisions\/1377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/africanamericanstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/africanamericanstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/africanamericanstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}