Most recent public comments by Alexander Tobar https://nowcomment.com/users/84578 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2152361 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2152361 This video is is just like the summer article Lynching, it's similar to how the video described how lynching worked and why some people were lynched. The difference is that the article failed to mention that they would Lynch blacks for just about anything like how they lynched a man for only bumping into a white women. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 21:20:07 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2152337 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2152337 I like the visuals applied to the video, they help me understand better. However I was bothered me very much that they had lynched Cedar Bluff for something so small as bumping into a white woman, and lynching a black taxi driver literally for no reason. He was just going about his life and just because they could not get a hold of the black prisoners they out of no where decide to Lynch him right there. It's shamefull how far ones pride in their race from back then can take them. The thought of lynching disgusts me, the video made me feel very bad for the blacks of the past. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 20:57:24 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2152301 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2152301 The similarity between the poem "If We Must Die" and the video is they both tell us how black lives weren't valued and that blacks were killed. The contrast is that the poem doesn't tell whether someone actually died, from what I remember. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 20:42:15 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2152274 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2152274 I had actually read a book a while back on the Chicago race riots, however I can't seem to recall what I had read but one part where a young black child was killed by a white man who threw a rock at his head and killed the child. Many were killed, both whites and blacks, during this era in time and it was very chaotic. It's a very sad video to watch. Black lives weren't valued by the whites. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 20:04:30 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2152269 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2152269 ts relevance to Native son is almost clear. The family isn’t in the best financial position so perhaps while Bigger’s logic was being changed while growing up around all the racism, his mentality of living a successful life may have changed maybe. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 19:53:49 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2152268 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2152268 I have once had an eating disorder so I to find this a little personal to me. I think that it is a good method to cope and can help those who deal with anxiety, depression, or anger. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 19:51:10 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2152267 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2152267 The video takes m back to Native Son where Bigger talked about how he grew up as a child. I grew up around all this racism and it put him in a constant fight or flight mood throughout his life, leading him to try to take actions into his own hands out of fear and stress and burned Mary's remains. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 19:44:32 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2152265 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2152265 I like that this topic is covered. Not many, in my opinion, consider stress that people of youth go through and that they actually did their research in toxic stress and good stress. This can be applied to how Bigger grew up Wed, 21 Oct 2020 19:39:05 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2152257 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2152257 This is similar to how in Native Son, because Bigger killed Mary, a white woman, he was viewed as a dangerous man and a rapist even though he really didn't do anything wrong, it was an accident and even so he was treated like a criminal. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 19:23:15 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2152231 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2152231 The man in the video inspired me, he sounded like ehe was speaking in truth and what he said was very enlightened me on how some continue to triumph over so many different trials with hope. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 19:04:19 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2152198 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2152198 In Native Son Bigger also tries to justify his actions and develops the idea that eventually he'll be accepted for what he did. The difference is that the anxiety got to him and he continued to do risky deeds and they got him nowhere but into bad situations. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 19:58:07 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2152133 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2152133 Has a realistic tone to it and really makes on think hard about the reality of poverty. Children born into poverty usually have it way harder as they have this huge level of stress that takes a toll on their mentality and are more likely to become unsuccessful, it saddens me to here this, especially with the music in the background. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 18:23:53 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2152110 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2152110 I was kind of upset while reading and see how no was on Bigger's side at all because he did nothing wrong and it was all an accident. Situations such as this one happen in real life and many unfair events and trials take place as a result. Richard Wright essentially wrote about real things that happen. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 17:59:40 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2152079 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2152079 Not many bias to be reported, or any that I can spot. I think this is a credible source given that it's only giving certain aspects of his life prior to being an author. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 17:49:25 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2152039 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2152039 I feel that in a way Bigger represents Wright, some attributes of Bigger's life are coincidentallly the same, they Both had a lot of responsibilities on them, both raised only by the mother; there was no father, and both had to be the one to find a way to help the family. Now then the only contrast here is that Wright was successful in his work and career whereas Bigger made lots of trouble for himself and ended up in the worst position possible Wed, 21 Oct 2020 17:45:20 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2152004 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2152004 It gave me some insight to Richard Wright's past life and the struggle he went through going up. It also made me realize that he may have incorporated some his life experiences into Native Son and where he's coming from. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 17:39:00 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2151993 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2151993 Topics covered in the passage involve who the writer was, his life prior to being a writer, poverty, and where he was raised. It also tells about how he had joined the communist party, which kind of caught me a bit off guard. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 17:36:05 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2151985 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2151985 I will be sure to keep the Communist party in mind for sure in future discussions. The communist party was a political party that wanted to realize the social and economic goals in communism Wed, 21 Oct 2020 17:32:06 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2151971 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2151971 The poem “Ballad of the Landlord”, which I feel is the text more similar to the video, Just like the video there is poor housing and neglecting from the whites to provide the blacks with better homes all because of racism. In contrast between Native son and this video the novel focuses more on a person and racism rather than an economical situation. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 17:25:19 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2151968 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2151968 Unlike the previous video there were no potential biases, in my opinion. There was nosed type of background music to gain sympathy and because the main focus was the difference in wealth for two different races, the video had the green light to talk about the blacks perspective but they also told what the whites’ perspectives were, and more importantly the information was supported with data. So I think that this is credible sources indeed. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 17:26:06 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2151964 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2151964 I learned how much of a disadvantage blacks were during this time period. This may be why Bigger''s family was had poor in Native Son, I also learned that redlining also ties into all of this in a way and how much racism was involved Wed, 21 Oct 2020 17:22:24 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2151933 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2151933 The video briefly goes over some events that took place after WW2 was ending where William Sherman and Edwin Stanton gathered 20 groups of black leaders to discuss what the black community needed to build lives and freedom, hence where the suggestion for blacks to have land came from. So it starts off with that as it’s background and proceeds to go over how shortly after Lincoln died all Africans who owned land were evicted, and this is where housing discrimination took place. One other topic it went over, and the main focus of this video, is the wealth gap and how the less amount of pay the blacks get made whites think that if a black were to move into there community then it would bring down there ranking which is where redlining plays its part. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 17:15:53 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2151735 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2151735 One word that caught my attention and led me to look it up was “inauguration”. It means the beginning or introduction of a system policy, or period Wed, 21 Oct 2020 16:12:25 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2150415 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2150415 I’m not quite sure that this is a credible source, yes the presenter gives facts about the year, the acts put in place, the situation of that era in time, etc. However he only speaks from only the perspectives of the blacks in the community, this is a potential bias as he doesn’t go over what or what could’ve been the whites’ perspective in all this. He also left some questions unanswered or maybe just didn’t phrase it in a way that we knew he was answering them. It’s not quite credible but close, in my opinion that is. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 12:33:23 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2150395 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2150395 Like Native Son segregation was in act, as the video explains how certain areas were separated, I contrast to the video and Native Son, the novel does not show many signs of redlining, it’s not the focus of the novel but a small reference to it would be nice. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 12:32:05 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2150041 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2150041 It was quite an unfair time for people of color, just like in Native Son blacks had poor housing and this video has given some knowledge of what time period Native Son may have taken place in or at least an idea of when. I learned how the redlining system worked, what each color meant, People couldn’t just choose where they wanted to live, and ho education was effected by the finances. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 11:22:01 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2150020 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2150020 Topics that the video go over are the time period that the national housing act, 1930s, the Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC), redlining which was a part of a system where they categorized cities/certain areas by color coding them based on financial status or the kind of people there, how the housing is in some areas both poor and wealthy, and how education is also effected by the housing Wed, 21 Oct 2020 11:20:06 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2150015 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2150015 I think the video allowed me to gain some new information that hadn’t heard of or may have forgotten. The term "redlining comes off as familiar to me but I can’t seem to recall where I had heard, most likely during history class, but the video has helped me to expand my knowledge a bit more one the subject of how housing worked back then and how it may have been a similar situation for blacks in “Native Son” Wed, 21 Oct 2020 11:18:13 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235789?scroll_to=2148075 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235789?scroll_to=2148075 Topics that the video go over are the time period that the national housing act, 1930s, the Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC), redlining which was a part of a system where they categorized cities/certain areas by color coding them based on financial status or the kind of people there, how the housing is in some areas both poor and wealthy, and how education is also effected by the housing Tue, 20 Oct 2020 14:30:29 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208004?scroll_to=1955234 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208004?scroll_to=1955234 I believe the fear of what your parent will do over powers what people on the streets would do, if you have one of those parents who don't tolerate weakness then theirs sure to be a rude awakening. Fear can be your strength in a situation like this. Fear pushes us to do things that would surprise anyone and even ourselves and in this case i assume that he was afraid of getting beat a third time and out of fear did what had to be done to ensure it doesn't happen again. It wa fear that gave him the push he needed. Also I want to say that the imagery happening here while he was doing this made me imagine exactly how this was playing out and standing up for yourself can be pretty scary even if it's just telling someone about your situation. Thu, 13 Aug 2020 14:55:25 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208004?scroll_to=1955163 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208004?scroll_to=1955163 Although this isn't the best way to teach a child how to defend themselves (in my opinion at least) instead of hiding behind your parents leaving them to handle the matter, it's still affective in terms of becoming independent in the way one deals with theses kinds of situations. Thu, 13 Aug 2020 14:29:19 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208004?scroll_to=1955134 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208004?scroll_to=1955134 This a good point that you've made, children of our age love to break the rules sometimes and enjoy when their parents aren't around to reprimand them when needed but what they don't realize is how crucial that discipline is in their development as growing children especially within the time this was occurring, the discipline isn't pleasant but it's needed. So it is very true that at times we rely on our parents to help out as it is part of their roll in a child's life to be the one they can place their trust with their life Thu, 13 Aug 2020 14:14:41 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208004?scroll_to=1955091 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208004?scroll_to=1955091 I too agree, the fact that words it this way leads me to believe they're going through a rough time financially(in other words they my be jobless) rather than living in poverty. Although it does sound like poverty given that they cannot provide food. Thu, 13 Aug 2020 14:01:58 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208004?scroll_to=1955064 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208004?scroll_to=1955064 It describes how the feeling of hunger haunted and tortured him as if it were a ghost, not allowing him to get proper rest. Fri, 28 Aug 2020 00:35:43 -0400