Questions 1-11, Due at Deadline #2 <\/p>\n
You can read this book for free online
through the MC Library collection.\u00a0
Here\u2019s a link: Read
The Fire Next Time Online <\/p>\n
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1) In My Dungeon Shook,
what was Baldwin\u2019s advice for his nephew?\u00a0
How did he explain the conditions black people faced, in society and in
dealing with white people?\u00a0 Would you
describe this letter as optimistic or pessimistic, and why? <\/p>\n
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2) In the first 10 or 12 pages of Down at the Cross, how did Baldwin argue white supremacy shaped
black people\u2019s thoughts and conduct?\u00a0 Why
did Baldwin become \u201cafraid\u201d during this period? <\/p>\n
3) How did Baldwin wind up in the \u201cchurch racket\u201d?\u00a0 How was he \u201csaved\u201d?\u00a0 What did he have to say about the church, and
his experiences as a Young Minister? <\/p>\n
4) Explain Baldwin\u2019s growing religious doubt.\u00a0 How did he critique, or criticize, the
Christianity of black people, the Christianity of white people, and
Christianity in general? (Up to p. 47.) <\/p>\n
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5) How did Baldwin describe his first impressions of Elijah
Muhammad and the Nation of Islam, and how did he account for their successes?\u00a0 How, according to Baldwin, did black people
view the Holocaust, and why was World War II such an important turning point? <\/p>\n
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6) Why did Elijah Muhammad invite Baldwin to dinner?\u00a0 How did he describe his reception at
Muhammad\u2019s residence, and the dinner conversation?\u00a0 In these pages, what did Baldwin have to say
about violence and non-violence, and the appeal of the Nation of Islam\u2019s ideas? <\/p>\n
7) How did Baldwin answer when Muhammad asked him \u201cWhat are
you now?\u201d\u00a0 How did Baldwin describe the
rest of the dinner conversation, and his trip with the driver after
dinner?\u00a0 What did he have to say about
NOI ideas, such as white people\u2019s fate, separatism and \u201cprotect your women\u201d? <\/p>\n
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8) How did Baldwin evaluate the NOI on pp. 82-84?\u00a0 On pp. 85-89, what sort of change did he
argue was necessary? <\/p>\n
9) Why did Baldwin argue life was tragic?\u00a0 How did he assess the challenges white and
black people faced?\u00a0 What sort of
compromise, or understanding, did they need to reach? <\/p>\n
10) Starting on p. 98, how did Baldwin explain \u201cthe Negro\u2019s
past\u201d?\u00a0 How did he argue that past had
shaped black people, and what advantages did it give them?\u00a0 How did he hope that past could be used
productively?\u00a0 How did he end the book? <\/p>\n
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11) What did you think of this book overall?\u00a0 What did you learn from it?\u00a0 Would you recommend I use it as an option in
this class again?\u00a0 Why? <\/p>\n
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