GENG 260 1st Edition Lecture 16 Outline of Last Lecture I Johnson and the Dyer Bill Outline of Current Lecture I Ethnic Notions Notes II James Weldon Johnson and Ida B Wells Current Lecture I Ethnic Notions Notes 3 Major stereotypes 1 Appearance black was said to be ugly big lips white bulging eyes hair sticking up all over large noses all very exaggerated to look unappealing 2 Behavior blacks are happy servants They are born with dancing singing talents They re often portrayed in nice uniforms a part of that uniform is a smile Sambos happy darky or a savage brute were the 2 choices given to African Americans in the reconstruction period II James Weldon Johnson and Ida B Wells Quiz Question James Weldon Johnson was a strong supporter of the Dyer Bill which would have d Classified lynching as a felony Ida B Wells Reconstruction writer who kept track of how many lynchings were happening Excuses white people gave to harm African Americans Reasons for violence Stamping race riots Preventing Negro Domination Avenging assaults on women Rebuttal No race riots have ever happened no one was ever prosecuted Enfranchisement eliminated this chance no longer a valid excuse These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Re defining rape a new sudden threat was never a threat before Remember Washington cast down your bucket where you are Dubois education and the veil Wells eliminate violence towards African Americans As a Result of the Great Migration 1 6 million move north because of violence disenfranchisement right to vote Decreasing of agricultural work in rural South Increasing industrial demand in Northern cities World War I 1914 1918 Encouragement from Black Press McKay on the Red Summer 1919 Summer with a lot of riots and violence Context for If We Must Die These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute