What specific criticism does the woman make about United States society? What information is their criticism based on (personal experience, facts, history)? What solution does the woman, and/or her organization offer? What criticism/obstacles has the woman encountered?
Watch the videos of the speakers: Winona LaDuke, Angela Davis and Patrisse Cullors and review the writings of the three.
Angela Davis, They Will be Coming for us Tonight (Links to an external site.).
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Critical Resistance (Links to an external site.)
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ELAC Campus News (Links to an external site.) – Davis’ visit to campus February, 1970
Winona LaDuke, Uranium Mining, Native Resistance and the Greener Path (Links to an external site.)
Patrisse Cullors,
Jenkins, Aric. “Black Lives Matters Co-Founder Patrisse Cullor on Her Memoir, Her Life, and What’s Next for the Movement.” Time. Feb. 26, 2018. (Links to an external site.)
After you have watched the videos and explored the documents –
Write a short analysis (2-3 pages) of what you found of interest about ONE of the speakers.
Then compare with one other woman speaker.
Consider:
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What specific criticism does the woman make about United States society?
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What information is their criticism based on (personal experience, facts, history)?
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What solution does the woman, and/or her organization offer?
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What criticism/obstacles has the woman encountered?
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