Post summaries of Many Thousands Gone. Respond to each other's summaries. Post the paraphrases here also written in class. Here is a link to the essay: http://www.dcgogo.com/jamesbaldwin.html
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8/24/09
Many Thousands Gone by James Baldwin (Class work/Homework)
Paraphrasing Paragraph 6 (Class work and Homework):
In earlier times, African American people in the United States were flooded with negative stereotypes about both their bodies and minds. These stereotypes, while once rumored and sworn to be truth by many white Americans, have been gradually proven to not only be incorrect, but completely foolish to believe in. Even though these stereotypes were proven wrong, wars of the past, such as the Civil War and WWI, have discriminated against African Americans by segregating the white soldiers from the black ones. To this day, ignorance and prejudice continues to show itself in the form of hatred towards interracial relationships. However, African American and white interracial relationships can be shunned by both white people and African American people. African American people in interracial relationships must face prejudice on both sides of the spectrum, they must withstand the racism and prejudice coming from both the white Americans and their own people. They are then forced to choose to either envelop the idea of the “typical” African American as seen by white Americans, or envelop the ideal of how other African American people think they should act and carry themselves.
Summary of First 10 Paragraphs (Homework):
Music is the only socially acceptable way for an African American person to express themselves, but even then, it cannot be too real and nitty gritty for the white masses may feel uncomfortable. The history of the African American is admittedly ugly to read or hear, for many years, they were not considered as anything more than a nuisance to the eyes of the acceptable in society. Society has, for more than two centuries now, seen the African American as an object or as something completely not human, therefore, when he or she does not follow the societal expectations, all of society is thrown off and is confused as to how this could happen. Society’s objectification of them has led to an objectification of ourselves since we cannot truly know who we are if we are surrounded by people whom we identify as the unknown. Society’s guilt is obvious and real, they try to turn the black man white, but this has failed time after time, so instead, they have been trying to delete the history of their people, of the suffering and the pain, in order to keep the pain and sorrow to themselves. African American people have been attacked with many negative stereotypes about their bodies and minds, but however hard society tries, their rumors have gradually been put to rest by science, even then, however, the unrealistic expectations from their own people have set the black man (and woman) up against two walls. While society has tried its hardest to belittle and crush African Americans, they are still considered of socioeconomic and national importance. The stereotypical African American of the olden times has disappeared and turned into a privileged American citizen, however, there are still African American people who are still fighting to this day for that right, but in order to truly understand how this happened, we must go and revisit and re analyze how these stereotypes came to be. The olden time African American was the prime example of subordination, what white Americans didn’t realize, however, was that these people knew more about themselves and everyone surrounding them than the white Americans could ever think of, this knowledge made the African Americans carry an act of revenge against the white “superiors”. While society tries to deny the African American people of their right to know their past, it is remembered and felt by the prejudice faced in everyday activities in the United States.
Anaya Odom - 8/26/09
Eng 1A
Music has been one of the few ways Blacks have been able to express themselves with being accepted. The story of Blacks in America is a story that is dark every time it is told. Blacks have been kept divided because they are perceived as a type of cancer. By denying Blacks of certain aspects of life, the tension continues even today. Over time things have become better, yet the past can not be forgotten. Although it is evident Blacks are not genetically inferior, stereotypes are still passed. Being Black has never been easy, but we still persevere. The ignorant stereotypes have long gone, and gave way to a new generation of strong people. Aunt Jemima was a strong woman, she represented her own struggle. Times have changed, but the past is never erased from our brains. To understand an African American and their mind, you must start at the root, because that's where the problem was born. Modern times try to cover it up, but its obvious black has always been associated with negatives. Richard Wright was the first to capture and publicize the conditions of Blacks in America. The subject he touched on was a very touchy one. His novel although it was a work of art, did not receive as much praise as it should have. Black people used the pains of struggle as motivation. Wright became a spokesperson for Black people in their eyes. Native Son represented the struggle of Black's in America. However, the book did not touch on Black on Black interactions. For an African American to be fully accepted it will take times and it will start with self.
Katie Atkinson
August 24, 2009
Literal Paraphrase Many Thousands Gone Paragraph 2
Original:
The story of the Negro in America is the story of America—or, more precisely, it is the story of Americans. It is not a very pretty story: the story of a people is never very pretty. The Negro in America, gloomily referred to as that shadow which lies athwart our national life, is far more than that. He is a series of shadows, self-created, intertwining, which now we helplessly battle. One may say that the Negro in America does not really exist except in the darkness of our minds.
Literal Paraphrase:
The account of the African American in the United States is the account of the United States—or, more particularly, the account of the people of the United States. It is not an extremely attractive account: the account of a nation is not ever extremely attractive. The African American in the United States, menacingly alluded to as that specter which sets apart our public existence, is much greater than that. He is a succession of specters, self-fashioned, entwining, which presently we feebly combat. A person might state that the African American in the United States does not actually live apart from within the obscurity of our consciousness.
8/27/09
Summary of Many Thousands Gone (Homework):
The rest of Many Thousands Gone by James Baldwin is very interesting. he analuzes the fact that when an articale or book is written by a white American about African American rights, it is considered by the public as a "problem" while if its a book by an African American, it is seen as a "protest". He also makes a good point that while people try to compare the African American social struggle to other social struggles, there is no way in the world that the other struggles can even compare to the African American struggle to and equal opportunity to be an American citizen. To know their history and to know their pain. He also analyzed Native Son by Richard Wright and about how everyone was so shocked to read how life is for an African American male. He pointed out how everyone a lot fo white people felt very odd about the book since it talked about a "monster" that the white society had created.
-Fatima Duran
In Many Thousands Gone, James Baldwin shows that the true story of African Americans, their being and their coming is a story no one is ready to hear let alone understand. The story indeed is not a glamorous one yet in reality it is the story and base of Americans. Sterotypes surround African Americans and when only one sterotype is not correct, no ones knows how to deal with the issue at hand. With that being said, the way that African Americans are looked at, influences how the human race views themselves. Over time, African Americans have changed many spectators views, but in the the eyes of Americans, though we may act alike, we will never be the same. But a reality check sets in, sterotypes still exist. In truth, we are no different from one another. We are all born and given life. Then there are some of us who don't care about the outer apperance. We care about the mindset of ourselves and others. Yet, sometimes the color of your skin can surpass it all. Because of all of this , it creates alot of unwanted tension. Maybe one day this all shall pass. But until that time, we can only deal with the cards that we are dealt. Pray things get better before matters get worse.
-Justine Turner
English 1A
Erik Wong
English 1A
In the essay Many Thousands Gone, by James Baldwin, he describes an ongoing separation of African Americans and other ethnicities. Americans have created an image of African Americans being social problems and are unable to change. We have demoralized African Americans and the concept of inferiority still remains. Society has created a separation of the races and any interracial relationships are frowned up. Those who break the racial wall are out casted from their own people and are no longer accepted. The roots of people and the stereotypes created in the past still live on in the present day because of our ignorance. People’s expectations have been created around these prejudgments and does not allow us to see the real person.
Emmy Sanchez
English 1A
Summary
In “Many Thousands Gone” by James Baldwin, Baldwin describes how it is difficult to be and African American in today’s society. The history of the African American is not easily forgotten. Throughout time they have been seen as a social nuisance, and have taken place at a lower social standing than everyone else time and time again. Baldwin points out that the African American is not less than any other human being, but still we separate ourselves from one another. The image that the African American has had to deal with has changed some, but it still exists. It is when one person defies this image, that society is confused by how to react and feels threatened. Since the beginning of America, it people are taught to take pride in ones country, even if it means to reject all others. Baldwin explains how Richard Wright allowed Americans to realize their prejudices toward the African American through his own writings. It is because of this that different opinions, good and bad, have developed about the book. Wright continued to voice the opinion of the African American to the public, and this is not an easy task to take on. He fought for what was right and spoke his mind. The advancement of the African American has not been an easy one, but it is still moving forward and will continue to fight for justice.
Many Thousands Gone Paraphrase Paragraph 5
History has made some differences in the African American image. Not much has worked in representing it just like ours, although the wish is to become invisible if not Caucasian. Once it is invisible, the history erased from us and our conscience will be cleared- or it will no longer be seen, ironically we look at this as an identical item. Although, strangely enough, it is us that make it not occur; because its us, who, all the time we breath, put into the African American image through our fault; also we perform this-- through another irony, not smaller in intensity--powerlessly, overpoweringly, absent of a not comprehended demand to endure forgiveness.
In James Baldwin's "Many Thousands Gone" is about the story of African Americans that has yet to be truly told. Baldwin believes that Afican Americans have been put in the dark, but not everyone agress with this.There is the idea that there is a certain image an African American needs to fill and if if its not, people dont know what to think. When others look down on people, they are really looking down on themselves. And when the past is finally forgiven, people can truly be open. There is a relationship that is is believe to be there, but isnt really there.
Anne Hallford
English 1A
In “Many Thousands Gone” by James Baldwin, it is said that Negroes are only able to express themselves through their music. If you tried to speak of anything outside of music, chaos would occur. The Negro to us today is very important and equal but back then they weren’t. It was said that everyone knew of what was done to Negroes but to speak of it or even think about it your mind would be opened to the violence, rapes and injustice done to them all. The Negroes have been dehumanized so much in the past but we now know that the Negro is important and is not mentally inferior then the whites. Before, we were divided by color and could not even date or marry the “other;” we were alienated as blacks.
With this they added basic example of Aunt Jemima and Uncle Tom, who are now dead, but were very important people while alive and still are. It was said that there is no one stronger, pious, loyal, weaker, faithless, vicious and even immoral then Aunt Jemima, herself. It also was said that Uncle Tom on the other hand is trustworthy, sexless, sullen, a menace to all whites who pass by and more violent with the title “Uncle” in front of Tom. They had such great lives that aren’t even discussed today, at all. With the help of them, the Negro image is more powerful.
GROUP PARAPHRASE
Justine Turner
Paragraph 2
The Story of the African American in America is the story of America-- or, to be more consistant, it is the story of Americans. It is not a very pretty story-- the story of a person is never a succesful story. The African American in America. The African American in America, desperatly known as the shadow which lies athwart our modern livestyle, is far more than that. He os a collection of shadows, homemade, intertwinig, which now we helplessly battle. An indivdual may say that the African American in America does not really exist except in the darkness of our minds.
Many Thousands Gone
In the story, Many Thousands Gone by James Baldwin, is about how negros are not treated the way they should be in this society. The ways in which the negro has affected the American psychology are betrayed in our popular culture. Black people are not the same as the white people and that if you except them prepare to alienate yourself from others. Today we know that the negro is not biologically or mentally inferior. Black people are not the same as the white people. That black people cannot escape their origins and have to deal with the myths perpetuated about them. Aunt Jemima and Uncle Tom are gone and you will never see again another person as dark working in a field underprivileged. That they thought they could understand the white men but really it was the other way around. But black people have forgotten all about slavery now, that they do not remember of the hand that has strickened them.
Alberto Gonzales
& Dennis Neal
Many Thousands Gone Paragraph 3 Paraphrase
African American movements and past have been kept in the public's shadows. Many African Americans are labeled with a bunch of negative stereotypes and many negative things. In this world African Americans gain a different prospective in how he views things.If black people are different from these stereotypes then people are frightened and often have a sense of deception.When these stereotypes are not followed African Americans stand at risk.
-Drew Yuen
Debbie Lee
August 27, 2009
English 1A
In Many Thousands Gone, James Baldwin tells a story about the stuggles "Negros" have to go through to live the American life. This story, he tells a story of a heartbreaking story of struggles he interwine with Americans. He talks about "Negro's" lost in identity. People like him tried to make changes for equality and for the better but they are not better then whites. They've gone through struggles dealing with Whites for years now and nothing have changed. Instead of becoming laywers, doctors, the big professions they are cramped in a group segrated from the whites because they known to be the lowest class. Afrain Americans, like many wants the "American Dream" White picket fence, a car, a nice house, good paying job. America protray thier land to be welcoming and give an image to lead them to believe America is the land of the free but is it really? Living the life of those "Negros," they suffered through great pain. From Mental to emotional to physical. This Uncle and Aunty died, not because they were old but because thier horrible lifestyle they have to lived through each day. Violence occurred everyday, rarely anytime to sleep nor eat. Unlike today where Whites and Blacks get along so well, White was always known to be superior to them like they were thier god. "Negros" were afraid of them like no other. A life lesson, learn from what you live in and accept what you have rather then to fight for something not worth fighting for.
Erik Wong
8/27/09
English 1A
Literal paraphrase paragraph 4
The demoralization of the African Americans demoralizes us. Time and our actions work together, creating an impossible, unchanging tension between the owner and servant. It is unchanging because of the invisible tension that has set in, it is not in reality.
Many Thousands Gone Paraphrase by Anne Hallford
English 1A
The Tale of the African American in America is the anecdote of America -or more accurately, it is the adventures of Americans. It is not an extremely delightful tale: the anecdote of a public is never extemely appealing. the African Americans in America, dully accredited to as that dimness which rest across our national life, is significantly more than that. He is a sequence of obscurities, self-created, connecting, which now we weakly fight. One may say that the African American in America doens't actually occur minus in the shadows of our heads.
In the story, Many Thousands Gone by James Baldwin talks about how hard and difficult it is to be an african american in todays society. He talks about how african americans are not treated the way that they should be treated in this society. Throughout many years african americans have done many great things to the world but they will never have been treated the same as the rest of the people. James Baldwin also makes a good point when he says that people try to compare the african american struggle to the struggle that is going around the world, the social struggle. African americans are not the same as the white people and that if you expect them prepare to eliminate yourself from others.
- Alberto Gonzalez
Paraphrase - Paragraph 6
Anaya Odom
Today it is evident that African Americans are not mentally or genetically beneath any other race, their is no honesty in those rumors about his hyigene or his sexuality. In many wars, our blood was segregated, as we were. Even in present day something still divides us, so that we can not engage in interaction with them or their people. People who choose to be daring, do so with the consequence risk of twice the alienation, from their own people. They will deny you, because of the differences until their minds can accept it. Although he is no longer seen as Black, he can never forget what he went through being Black. How often you are ridiculed depends on the people you are surrouned by. A person has to loose themself in order to find them self.
Jamie Pearson
English 1A
Group work summary of Many Thousands Gone.By,,James Baldwin
Paragraph two.
The history of the black people in the US or to be exact it is the story of all the american people.
It may not be exceptionaly attractive description ,the description of a people is not at all attractive.
The black people in the US, drearily assigned to our people as that umbrage which lies perversily our nations life is far greater than that .The blackman is a sequence of shadows, manmade joining together.Which now we defenselessly fight you might say that the blacks in the Us don’t really subsist, only in the shadows in the back of our thoughts.
Many Thousands Gone by James Baldwin
Anne Gomez
Many Thousands Gone by James Baldwin is about African Americans and how they have been underrepresented by the majorities in this nation. They have been the shadows in our way of life and how they are looked down upon. The stereotype of a black man is percieved as a terror or a threat to others. Like the BART incidence. Many people believe that it was because of the color of his skin that he was shot down. people may think of a black man as a rapist, robber, or just a bad, untrustworthy man. They have been treated indifferently but over the century they have had the chance to express themselves through music. More specifically, rap. Rap is a form of art create by those who have been neglected such as the african americans. It was their chance to get out to the world their feelings and their pain and suffering without being judged. For many decades they have been oppressed and music was their chance of freedom. =]
Many thousands gone summary first 10 paragraphs
eng1A
Nick Rafter
in the story '"Many thousands gone", by James Baldwin. Is a story that shares his perspective on African Americans and how the are seen. he uses adjectives such like gloomy and darkness. he feels that African Americans ill never be accepted as Americans, real Americans. James express that African Americans are viewed as criminals ,rapist , and thugs. he feels this social status is in-just (which it is). he even compares they label as a incurable disease, such as cancer and tuberculosis. He talks about how people expects African Americans to act a certain way,because they automatically have a negative of them. Time has affected the way African mericans are viewed, to some extent. He talks about how you cant turn someone into there not. in chapter 6 James baldwin talks how african american will never stop being African American, it who they are."we cannot escape our orgin"(baldwin p.7) He then moves on to uncle tom and Aunt Jemima and talks about there impact. The point he makes is not all Africans want violence or revenge. They simply want to have peace.
(paraphrase paragraph 2)
the tale of the african in the US, is a tale about its citizens. its not a happy story. The African american in the US sad and also known as darkness that covers our national being. he is self created darknes, which we struggle with. some may say that afican americais non existan except for in our heads.
As American as Iraq
I dont really get it, like when hurricane katrina happened, the soldiers were there to protect all the people in the astro dome. I dont think that they would of killed anybody just for the hell of it. After the hurricane, New Orleans might have looked like Iraq or Afganistan, but it was no where close i belive. There was nobody running around with RPG's killing soldiers. I dont agree with this story or poem, maybe i just dont get it.
Eng 1A
Amani Ali
In Many Thousands Gone, James Baldwin takes you on a journey through the lives of the black man. he illustrates and shows how the society has placed the negro in this social box. the black man has always been put in the categorized state but not in good categories but more of the hateful and demonic ones. This was a very interesting piece that everyone should take a look at to get a feel of what the black man has to go through in everyday life.
Paraphrase for paragraph#3:
Through time, African Americans relationship with society has been locked up in a social box. African Americans are thought of as demonic, evil and grimmey and have to always be categorized to make them feel blameless, oppressed and hopeless and compared to as a deadly sickness such as AIDs, heart disease, and lung cancer which has no cure. in this social box, African Americans has another look on what they have instored for the past, present and future. The Black man is just a topic in life, and if he breaks our ethnological and idealistic image of the black man we are afraid and we feel abodoned. When he disobeys the image, he stands on the thinnest ice of danger.
Drew Yuen
8/27/09
Many Thousands Gone Summary
In Many Thousands Gone James Baldwin says African American's are being kept in the public shadows. Baldwin also notes that the identity of African Americans are being stripped away their real identity and being forced to fit in with the stereotypes that are out there for them.
Literal Paraphrase on Jmaes Baldwin:Many Thousands Gone
Original:
It is only in his music, which Americans are able to admire because protective sentimentality limits their understanding of it, that the Negro in America has been able to tell his story. It is a story which otherwise has yet to be told and which no American is prepared to hear. As is the inevitable result of things unsaid, we find ourselves until today oppressed with a dangerous and reverberating silence; and the story is told, compulsively, in symbols and signs, in hieroglyphics; it is revealed in Negro speech and in that of the white majority and in their different frames of reference. The ways in which the Negro has affected the American psychology are betrayed in our popular culture and in our morality; in our estrangement from him is the depth of our estrangement from ourselves. We cannot ask: what do we really feel about him--such a question merely opens the gates on chaos. What we really feel about him is involved with all that we feel about everything, about everyone, about ourselves.
Paraphrased:
It is only only in his music, in which Americans are able to admire because protective maudlin limits their understanding of it, that the Blacks in America have been able to tell his story. It is a story which otherwise has yet to be told which noAmericans are prepared to hear. Such as the inevitable result of things unsaid, we find ourselves until today opressed with the dangerous and reverbating silence; the story is told, mostly in symbols and signs, in hierglyphics; it os revealed within Negro speech and in the white majority and in their different body and citations. The ways in which the Negro has affected the American image are abandoned in the accepted envionment and in conduct; in the alienatation of themselves. They can’t question: what does everyone feel about him- this question would open to a tower of disarray. The way really feel about him involves what we feel about all things, about all people and our own selves.
ummm... everyone should be putting their names on their work in order to get any credit for it. Also, where does anyone see anything about Iraq in the poem??? I think you should probably re-read the poem...
-Fatima Duran
Paragraph 3 (Literal Paraphrase):
He is a social, not personal problem. To think of him is to think of unfairness and injustices. It is to feel useless, as if his status were some kind of incurable disease. People feel exposed if he breaks the rules or does things that do not meet our standards. To other people, he has ruined his image; and because he has ruined his image, he has put himself in jeopardy. However, we put ourselves in jeopardy because of our treatment to him.
Summary (Paragraphs 1-10):
In Many Thousands Gone, Baldwin talks about how others view African-Americans in the lowest form of society. People view a specific race with a certain opinion which can create racism. Society is quick to judge an individual based on the color of their skin. Baldwin also believes that people who judge can also hurt themselves. Baldwin also discuss that our ‘origin’, or where we came from is not escapable. Life would also be easier if people and society did not stress too much about race. The past of a specific race has made an impact on the future and the present.
- Bettie Nguyen (Tram Nguyen)
English 1A
Summary of Many Thousands Gone
In the essay summary of many thousands gone, James writes about the life of an African American who expresses himself by music. White People do not understand this concept. When White people hear his story they are shocked by the out come. African Americans are viewed as second class citizens which is very sad. When African Americans were slaves they were considered worthless. White people wanted the African Americans to be scared of them. Being an African American was very tough for all the people back then. The African Americans had no privileges and were striped of their dignity. There lives were very difficult. The less people who knew them the better off they were because whites thought that they did not deserve an education of any sort. Some non African Americans felt uneasy around them. Therefore, when one walked into a room full of white people there was dead silence. In conclusion I feel sorry for all the things that the African Americans went through.
summary part 2
James Baldwin Many Thousands Gone
The thing that catches my eye is the way he expresses his feelings about our history and be adopted to a strange land. The immigrants who came to this country unwillingly felt like they were useless and were treated with little or no respect. To most people the immigrant’s role was to work from sunrise to sundown with very little pay. So since the immigrants were not white they were told dark skin was a terrible color to be born with.
Mr. Richard Native Son is the first one to become a successful story through these trying times. There has always been a good battle between the circumstances and the youth of the person in those situations. The color barrier was a problem because it would always hold the African Americans back so the white man can feel some what superior.
One African American was very lucky to learn how to read and write. He liked acting like a member of congress. The congress job was a big responsibility. Another way that African Americans were proud of one another was because they believed they could work through these tough epic times.
Mr. Wright needed someone to become a key icon. No matter how huge this icon got his people or anyone gave him the respect he deserved. Being an African American is so difficult because you need to make sure what you say will not be used against you later. Without making to much of a mess the African Americans were trying to take control of their society.
In conclusion I believe the dark days are behind him. Another way you take this is how much the white man had to learn about the African American culture.
Many thousands Gone Paragraph 1
Music is the only way Americans were able to understand the African American's stories. When Americans now a days would hear this story we become so shocked and cant believe what we were hearing. The Africans American felt like they were being betrayed just because of their skin. We must view ourselves before we can view someone else.
Many Thousands Gone Summary
Katie Atkinson 8/26/2009
In his critical essay, “Many Thousands Gone,” James Baldwin describes the natonal (white) perception of African Americans is murky at best, asserting that white America cannot reconcile with their own feelings of ambivalence towards African Americans, and that their constant attempt to atone for their own sins constantly opens old wounds and prolongs the disparity between the two groups. Baldwin discusses literary portrayals of African Americans, simultaneously praising and criticizing Richard Wright’s Native Son for its refusal to make main character Bigger Thomas into an Uncle Tom or Aunt Jemima figure while at the same time refusing to focus on those members of African American society who successfully attempt to lead good, moral lives.
oh, sorry everyone, I tried to re-post my response and paraphrase with my name the second time, but it didn't work out.... so, the very first entry is mine. please tell me how I can improve it or anything of the sort...
-Fatima Duran
Summary
In “Many Thousands Gone” by James Baldwin tells us about that life of the Negro in America and how he is treated and looked at in society, they are looked at as shadows. James Baldwin tells how threw out history the perception has changed about the negro americans,but in some ways the perception hasnt changed because people still have mixed motions about the negro american.
Paragraph 3 summery
In paragraph 3 of "Many Thousands Gone" James Baldwin says that people put him with the negative stereo types of blacks. If a negro American breaks the image that society has for the majority of them, then we look at them peculiar, but if then if he just goes with that stereo type then people look down at him for doing wrong. They are in danger to stand out.
Tiffany Cruces
English 1A
Summary of paragraphs 1-10
The essay entitled "Many Thousands Gone" explains what it is to be an African American. It explores the hardships of being born black in America. Baldwin mentions a "social arena' that black people tend to be placed in, that being social segregation and stereotypes. He further goes on to describe the portrait that has been painted of African Americans. "To think of him is to think of a statistic, slums, rapes, injustices, remote violence." Baldwin also links the stereotypes with the guilt that white people feel. He says that black people are "dehumanized" but to dehumanize black people is to dehumanize yourself. "The loss of our own identity is the price we pay for our own annulment of his." This is the guilt of America, the guilt today that white people try to annul. But to do away with the guilt, Baldwin says, is to do away with our history.
Summary of Paragraph 2
According to Baldwin, in the essay entitled "Many Thousands Gone," America has entrapped the black man in a cage where he is dehumanized, segregated, and stereotyped. The black man is kept locked in this dome due to the American fear of him breaking free of the illustration painted of him. For him to infringe our vision, places a threat upon us, thus we unknowingly strike back.
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Literal Paraphrasing; In-Class Assignment
kaitlynn alexandria eoff
Many Thousands Gone
Paragraph Five
Time has brought about a few modifications in the African American face. Nothing panned out in it resulting in much correspondence of our own, although the overall fancy seems to be to produce blank if you aren't able to produce white. Once it has changed to blank, history as completely rinsed of the black face as it has been from ours, our remorse will cease-at least it will have halted to be apparent, which we conceive to be a lot alike. But, contradictorily, it is we whom avert this from befalling, since it is we, whom, every moment we exist, re infuse the black face with our remorse; and we do this-by an additional contradiction, no less fierce-defenseless, fervent, from an unnoticed need to agonize amnesty.
Debbie Adame
English1A
fall 09
"many thousand GOne" by James Baldwing
Many thousands gone by James Baldwing is about a sad story. This story is about the way society portraits the color people in particular the African American. At the begining of the story, James begins by introducing his feelings towards the African Americans thru his music. He wants his voice to be heard so that it can make a change for all African American. He does that by making signs. He would like everyone to view each other(race) has one. He also talks about the sacrifacies that he had to face in order for someone to acknoledge them. Also to stop judging and discriminating them. James talks about how much he ans other African Americans had to fight for their rights in order to have a good life.
I believe that African American have always bought for their rights and laws to protect their soul. Infact many blacks such as MartinLK died for this future generations to become sucessful and not have to worry or stress for their life.
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Aralisa Samaniego
English 1A
Many Thousands Gone
In Many Thousand gone, by James baldwin, the essay explains how the African American image is portrayed. Baldwin believes that the African American has no proper image and that all said and stated in history are fragments of created myths. Therefore African Americans must interwine with in the known criteria and prior low standards to be recognized as African American.
Baldwin discovers a narritive about African Americans. It shows what they are expected to be and what they have become. Symbolized by Aunt Jeminma and Uncle Tom but replaced with much higher literature and stranger people. From my perspective i feel that they manifest their roots and past torments, such as struggles that have scarred them for life and yet stonger in life ahead for their generations to come.
Vannary Bun, Eng1A
Many Thousand Gone
In 'Many Thousands Gone' by James Baldwin, he exquisitely paints a vivid picture about how African America was treated in the early 17th century. James Baldwin tells a story where the Negro in America had many struggles of telling their stories through out many generations. Nothing was possible for them since they were represented 'through statistics, not insight'. He also believed that black people has changed their ways with on coming years, he said "You know, it's not the world that was my oppressor, because what the world does to you, if the world does it to you long enough and effectively enough, you begin to do to yourself". He mentioned that slavery is consistently a changing in the nation which is moving towards independence; "Many Thousands Gone" was for the people who have risked in order to gain something.
In addition, he mentions that African American are always separated from other race/ethnicities because America has created this image that African American as being a social problems that cannot be changed; this is true till this day. You consistently hear about racial profiling. African American can easily be pulled over just of their appearance. And if wanted to, the police can make something up so that that African America do get accused of something. The story is nothing compare to a fantasy/ fairytale, its a reality check. People - Americans in particular continuously judge African American based on the stereotypes that have followed them through out many years. They have no luck with people because if one chooses to except African American in their life, they can easily lose many friends or respect from other people. This is how African American life is now. There is nothing they can do to change that. Though many African American have become respectable people, they sometimes forget to remember the past.
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