Most recent public comments by Eseleose Efe https://nowcomment.com/users/87709 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2152107 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2152107 Watching the video really made me consider how much of an effect Native Son must have had on Black Americans that read the book when it was initially think, and it makes me want to share that feeling they add in order to connect myself to the Black Americans of that time period. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 17:58:31 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2152087 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2152087 After watching the video, it makes me inspired by the people who were involved in the Harlem Renaissance by them being able to find genuine enjoyment in their lives despite the tough times they were still living in. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 17:52:49 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2152078 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2152078 While watching the video, something that caught my attention was when the women commented that the black people became too "economically powerful," which probably is what lead to the riots since white people would not want black people to have any sort of power. It makes me wonder if she is just saying that they became too economically powerful because of the riots that happened as well, or if she really just believes so. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 17:49:04 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2152014 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2152014 When I watched the video, the first thing that came to mind was how racist and biased the film was, to the extent of making the KKK of everything seem like heroes. It also makes me wonder more about the history of the person who made the film, and if he had something else against the blacks to make a film like this, or if he was just an extreme racist. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 17:41:17 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2151991 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2151991 After watching the video, I find it interesting that people wanted realistic stories to relate to. It also makes me wonder how many realism books were made during the realism era, and the rate those books are made today compared to the realism era. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 17:33:58 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2151978 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2151978 Every time I hear about the Harlem Renaissance, I can't help but wonder what it would be like to be living in that time. Additionally, I've always enjoyed the Harlem Renaissance in history, as it was a time period that allowed Black African Americans to express who they really were and their culture. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 17:29:31 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2151931 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2151931 After watching this video, it makes me think of the thoughts that go on in some white peoples heads when they pass by a black person. I'm sure a good amount don't care, but as a black American myself, the thought of being considered dangerous just because of the color of my skin is actually a scary thought. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 17:14:29 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2151889 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2151889 Potential bias of the source could be that all of the information given is only in the view of a black person and does not add the perspective of a white person to see the situation from a different perspective. The only information we know about the speaker is that they are male, anything else said would be a guess. The speaker never specifies exactly where he got his information from, saying he got research but never specifying where it is from, so while the information he gives sounds accurate, doing further research into the topic can help. He does not say how much land was for the blacks and poor whites when redlining occurred, along with the different opinions of some whites on the topic of redlining. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 16:52:17 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2151535 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2151535 Both this video and text we've read such as Native Son have some sort of racial segregation. Additionally, when looking back into Native Son, their is a good chance to Native son and the video both consist of redlining between the rich whites and the average/poor whites and blacks. Despite this. the video focuses more on the segregation and redlining as its topic, while Native Son does not focus on it, but uses it to make the feelings Bigger has against the whites and to progress the story further. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 15:21:20 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2149156 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2149156 Information I learned that better helps me to understand Native Son include the acts and laws of that time period that would make a black man have resentment to white people, and a better image of the living conditions Bigger and other black families lived in. Tue, 20 Oct 2020 23:53:14 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2148933 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2148933 Some of the topics covered in the video include redlining, which was the separation of property that was based on social class and race, the acts that were made the fix problems in America, but did little to make an impact, and the different parts of lifestyle that were affected by house segregation. Tue, 20 Oct 2020 21:51:38 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2148765 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235791?scroll_to=2148765 Tue, 20 Oct 2020 20:25:13 -0400