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I created this poster to educate people and show that racism still exists in the United States. I was hoping to see what everyone learned from reading this poster and how they will change. Please leave a comment with your answers to: What actions would you have taken if Patrick Hall had started a business in your community?How would you have acted if your child went to that high school? and What will you do differently in your everyday life?
This is an amazing poster. I love the graphic design. The references could be in a formal APA or MLA format. Instead of just posting a link on your poster, you can say the author last name and year (Last name, year) with a hyperlink to the website. You can check out http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ to understand how to do this.
Keep up the great work!
1. I love it when new restaurants enter our neighborhood and I would definitely try it out to see if i liked the food, service and atmosphere – regardless of what the waiters looked like. If I was there when a raid occurred, I am sure that I would be a little unnerved at first and then would feel bad for the owner and employees. Honestly, if the raids were frequent, it may make me think twice about going there because I wouldn’t feel safe, but if a large group were protesting to support the restaurant, I would attend.
2. I cannot believe that any parent could support segregation for a prom (or any other function for that matter). I would be leading the committee of parents and students and public officials to overturn their actions.
3. I am not sure that knowing of these instances will make me do anything differently in my everyday life. I am shocked that these situations are still happening, saddened that people are still so ignorant, and I try to embrace equality for all in my everyday actions and in the raising of my children. Whenever i do encounter racism, I am not shy to express my opinion and certainly do not just look the other way.
Hi James,
A bold and bright poster that speaks to an important issue. Very striking visually. I can feel through the poster your interest in the content. I wonder what sort of context you might offer your viewers for the choices of story you make; in other words, why, in the history of interracial relations, were these the two instances of racism you chose? I come away from studying your poster more curious, and that’s a good thing.
Tim
I love the poster. It opened my eyes to something I thought belonged to problems that we left behind us a long time ago.
You could maybe try to make the poster more attractive by hyperlinking (see Mr. Bae’s post). You can also add an action people can take if they are against racism, like signing an online petition or writing an e-mail to the Charleston High school board.
Nice work
James,
Thank you for sharing your poster. Public displays of opinions are nothing to be trifled with. You have now made a statement about racism, as you did in your Freedom Song, and you’re beginning to look at other social issues too. The challenge is that you have no control over how people will respond. Thus, you must be clear about your intention.
–I notice the colors first. The contrast. This served as the context for everything else.
–The words make me think there is something to be learned — like, look here and read these paragraphs.
–Companionship is my association with the photo, and only then do I connect the shadowed hands to biracial love
–The water and horizon add serenity
–The images prove a fitting contrast to your message
–I wonder about the same questions as Tim, why these examples? Are there specifics you could provide that would provoke the poster viewer/reader to feel more uncomfortable, angry, ashamed…called to action?
You’re making a statement. This is the key first step. Take that risk. But be clear with yourself: What statement(s) do you want to make? What are you willing to shout to a thousand people? Have you done that in this poster? How would the experience of shouting your message change your voice?
Thank you,
eric
Hello, James,
Thank you for sharing your poster and for asking important questions.
I believe racism only happens when we silence, avoiding to ask the questions that found & maintain the idea of democracy.
I echo the feedback you already got from the readers above, including: the citation guidelines with source (instead of just sharing the links); the context of the news you chose and why you chose them…
Besides this, I would like to try answering the prompts you gave us:
1. “What actions would you have taken if Patrick Hall had started a business in your community?”"
If I were aware of the situation and lived in the neighborhood, I would have tried to support the business by being a customer, plus spreading the news and, maybe, interviewing the business owner to feature his story in whatever channel I could reach (my blog, for instance, or a letter to a famous newspaper; letters to the alderman and other government representatives, etc).
2. “How would you have acted if your child went to that high school?”"
I would have immediately protested to the board responsible for organizing the prom;
if the segregation plans persisted in spite of my protests, I would have led a boycot to the event
and, finally, transferred my kid to a different school;
moreover, I would have protested online and by sending letters to both newspapers and the alderman.
3. “and What will you do differently in your everyday life?”
I guess the posters made me curious about the existence of blatant racism in USA, in the 21st century!
Nevertheless, I didn’t see a call to action or transformation in the poster itself;
Were you expecting us to change because of the poster?
What are your expectations from the readers?
Maybe you could work in clarifying your message, if you want your readers to act upon the information you are spreading.
Thank you again for creating and sharing this.
Mr. Leite
Thank you for commenting on my poster. In response to the questions about the last question I asked I would like to say that I wanted to see if you thought this changed your views in any way from what they were before. To answer Mr. Davis’ questions about the shouting to a thousand people I think that this poster has done that because since it has been posted on the internet it can be viewed by everyone. From this project it has opened my eyes to racism. Also for the visual poster I did not post the full sources but I have posted them on my blog. I also have a voice recording answering the rest of your questions. Thank you again.