title:
Class Lecture: Exam Review and Q&A
description:
Recording of a lecture from James Farmer’s The Civil Rights Movement In The 20th Century class. Farmer begins by reviewing for the upcoming final exam, discussing the Council on United Civil Rights Leadership (0:00:00), the March on Washington (1:44), figures and movements in black nationalism (2:46), and Pan-Africanism (5:55). He and the class then review the major legislative accomplishments and movements within the Civil Rights Movement (8:08). At 13:22, Farmer asks the class if they have any questions, either about the exam or about the movement. He discusses the influence of the teachings of Gandhi on the nonviolent movement and the origins of CORE (14:37), then addresses CORE’s early lack of publicity in relation to the Second World War. Farmer then discusses what he sees as the Civil Rights Movement’s limitations (22:35). At 29:25, Farmer answers a question about the Reagan administration’s attempts to dismantle the work done during the Civil Rights Movement. He discusses the administration's reactions to civil rights legislations, including their opposition to numerical goals and timetables (36:30). He discusses his opposition to the idea that racial discrimination no longer exists in America (39:40). He then answers a question about whether it's possible to eliminate racism by legislative means (47:42) and the idea that people are less racist towards those they know well (52:20). (1:00:10) He concludes the lecture discussing internalized racism, the black power movement, and an encounter with Mississippi's Senator Bilbo.
date:
1986-04-22
subject:
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century
subject:
Civil rights -- Law and legislation -- United States
subject:
Freedom Rides, 1961
subject:
Nonviolence
subject:
Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948 -- Influence
subject:
Sit-ins (Civil Rights)
subject:
Civil rights movements -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- History -- 20th century
subject:
Pan-Africanism
subject:
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
subject:
Black nationalism -- United States
subject:
Congress of Racial Equality
creator:
Farmer, James, 1920-1999
creator:
University of Mary Washington
contributor:
HIST 428 Spring 2020
publisher:
University of Mary Washington
relation:
The James L. Farmer Collection
rights:
Copyright is retained by Special Collections and University Archives, Simpson Library, University of Mary Washington. This item is available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Items may not be reproduced or used for any commercial purposes without prior written consent from the University of Mary Washington.
