Overview
In the following module we will look at two social revolutions, the Civil Rights era in the USA and the Cuban Revolution in Cuba. Both sought to improve the inequities faced by minority groups but under two different ideologies: Communism and Capitalist Democracy.
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The first article gives a background to the Civil Rights MovementLinks to an external site. in the USA and the second gives an overview of the Cuban RevolutionLinks to an external site..
JSTOR Daily articles:
The first article looks at the discrimination Black farmers faced during the Civil Rights era of the 1960s. The second goes over why former Cuban leader Castro infuriated the USA. The last article is an inspirational story of Rose Hernández Acosta, whom after the Cuban Revolution, traveled to the rural country side to teach reading and writing.
The USDA Versus Black FarmersLinks to an external site.
Why Did Fidel Castro Infuriate the U.S. So Much?Links to an external site.
Rosa Hernández Acosta on the Cuban Literacy CampaignLinks to an external site.
Watch the following clips related to our course module. These will be helpful for the Content Check question on the Cuban Revolution and US Civil Rights Movement.
Socialism v Communism
US and Cuba relations
Cuban Revolution (3:00 - 16:43)
- What was the revolution fighting for and against?
- How does the Cuban integrated work and school system compare to the US at this time and place? Consider the Jim Crow / Segregation laws in the US at this time?
Reflect on some of the positive and negative things Che did during his lifetime.
Reflect on what Baldwin hoped to accomplish during his lifetime.
Biographics: Malcolm X
- What role did he play in the fight for equal rights in the USA?
Biographics: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- How was Dr. King's approach to the Civil Rights Movement different from Malcolm X?
Asian-American Experience post war era USA 1960s
Reflect on how Asian Americans sought equal rights and their contribution to the Farm Workers Union Strike with Cesar Chavez.
Non-violent approach to terrorists during Civil Rights Movement
History of the Black Panther Party during the Civil Rights Movement
TED Ed: Black Panthers White Lies
Compare and contrast the Cuban Revolution and the US Civil Rights Movement? (stating one was violent and the other was not is not an adequate response and fails to understand the historical context of these events. Yes, there was violence during the Cuban Rev but there was also violence done onto minority groups. Dr. King's non-violent approach was a radical way of dealing with the violence being committed to the Black communities). Give examples from the lecture, readings, and video clips to receive full credit. Response needs to be 1 page long (roughly 250 words if double-spaced).