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Monday, May 20, 2013

Local Color (Week 33)

Think about the documentary we watched in class on Monday, "Local Color."
 
During this time period, was the South or Portland more racist?
 
Please write a paragraph explaining which area you think was more racist and why you think that.

44 comments:

Kiki L. Red Block said...

During the time period of the documentary, "Local Color",I believe that the South is more racist than Portland. I believe so because in Portland, the children could go to school together, and eventually there were blacks teachers. As show in Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry, the children were segregated and could not go to school together, so the blacks would have there own run down school, while the whites would have a nicer school. In conclusion, the South was more racist because there was a segregation in black and white schools.

Ryan C. Blue Block said...

I think that during the time period of "Local Color" the south is much more racist because at least in Portland, there were African American teachers and the African American kids could go to school together. They were often shunned but at east they didn't have to go to a completely different building just to get an education. Also, the south was a much bigger area so there is naturally more racism in that region.

Julia W. Blue Block said...

I believe that during the time of "Local Color", the South was more racist than Portland. In the South, black people got burned or hung or hurt in a very extreme way. In Portland, the worst that happened to people was that they didn't have jobs for everyone. Also, the South is much larger than Portland, so it would make sense for more racism.

Laura J., blue block said...

I think during the time of "Local Color" the South was more racist than Portland. First of all, there wasn't segregation in Portland, while in the South black and white children weren't allowed in the same schools. There were a few black teachers who taught at public schools too. There were no black teachers who taught at white schools in the South at all. The blacks taught the blacks and the whites taught the whites, shown in Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry. The South was a much bigger area than Portland, which also resulted in more racism. The punishments the blacks faced in the South were also more severe, such as more hangings, lynchings, burning, etc.

Shannon S, Blue Block said...

I believe that during the time of "Local Color", the South was more racist than Portland. In the South, black and white children were not allowed in the same schools, and most of the black people in the South were sharecroppers. In Portland, the black kids were allowed in the same school as white kids although there were no black teachers hired. Also, in Portland, black people were allowed in the hospitals if it was a true emergency. They also were able to have better jobs in Portland such as working as waiters, waitresses, and workers on boats and trains. Also, in Portland, there were many black people who owned their own shops, while in the South, it was extremely rare. However, I think that the KKK's power in Portland and the South were the same, but in different ways. The Southern KKK's were more secretive and severe, with burnings, lynchings, hangings, and more. In Portland though, lots of people supported it, even the mayor.

Norman H. Blue Block said...

During the time of "Local Color", I think the South was more racist than Portland. First off, Portland is just a city while the South is an entire region. In the South, blacks were whipped, hung, and even burned. In Portland, they didn't have jobs for blacks and some public places were meant for whites instead of blacks.

Tiffani T. Blue Block said...

During the time period in which this documentary, "Local Color", was made, I believe that the South is much more racist than Portland. I think this because in Portland children were at least allowed to attend school with each other no matter what color they were. WHereas in the South, everything was segregated. Also in the South people were burned and hung. This is a big difference from in Portland where they just wouldn't allow the african americans to enter certain places. I think I would rather just stay out of places instead of being burned to death. So I think that since it was less harsh in Portland, it was also less racist than the South was.

Marlea G. Blue Block said...

I think that during the time period of "Local Color," the South was more racist than Portland. Although both places were extremely, regretfully racist, Portland had it's perks, especially compared to the South. In the South, the black and white people were completely separated, besides when an African American was working for or, is some cases, buying from a white person. This included kids in schools, and it affected employment severely. In Portland, the blacks and whites weren't as segregated. Blacks were offered more jobs and were aloud to serve whites. Although, employment was still a lot more limited. But in Portland the children were all aloud to go to school together. Unfortunately, the kids in the schools were still treated differently according to their race. All in all, even though Portland and the South were both really racist, Portland had more perks and was less stubborn and strict about their rules.

Jack S. Red Block said...

During the time period that took place during "Local Color", I believe that the South was more racist than Portland. I think this because in Portland, children of all races would go to the same school with the same supplies. While in the south it was the opposite. Also most black adults were sharecroppers. In Portland black people could not enter certain restaurants or shops but in the south they got hanged or burned. More jobs started opening up for blacks during the war in Portland and in the south all they got do is work in the fields.

Jordan H. Blue Block said...

During the time period of the documentary "Local Color", I believe that the south was more racist than Portland. I believe this because in the south the black and white students had to go to a different school but in Portland they went to the same school. Along with the students being mixed black and whites so were the teachers. There were only a few black teachers in Portland but that is more than there were in the south. Also the blacks could have better jobs such as waiters/waitresses. They could also own their own store but in the south there were hardly and blacks that had their own business. But in Portland the blacks technically couldnt own their own land but in the south few people owned land but it was also technically okay.

Tyler Harris Blue Block said...

I think that the south was more racist because in portland they would lets blacks and whites go to the same schools. There was less hatred against blacks rather than just the south were lynchings and burnings were at stake. But dont forget the north west is opposite to the south.

Arianna S. Red Block said...

I think during the period "Local Color" the South was more racist. I think this because the South did not employ, serve, or treat blacks like equals. In Portland blacks were hired for some jobs. I think Portland thought about their image so that is why blacks were treated unfairly as to the South, the South thought that blacks were not human.

Dylan fisher blue block said...

I belive that Portland was worse. We seemed to not want black in our town at all, even though the south had more discrimination against them we were a bit more harsh. From the documentary I could tell that the blacks would have no fun as kids beacause the would not be played with. Once they got older there were only a handful of jobs for them in Portland. Which is why I feel portland was a worse place to be as a black child.

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Ariana w. Red block said...

I think that the south and Portland were equally racist during the time period of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry because they both discriminated against black people by not letting them get certain jobs, not letting them live in certain neighborhoods, not letting them eat where they wanted, and segregating them.

Hari Iyer, blue block said...

I think that Portland was more racist than the south during the time of the documentary "Local Color". This is because the south at least accepted blacks. Blacks in the south could get jobs, and at east earn a little it of money. In Portland, blacks were completely banned. They were not allowed jobs in the city, houses in the city, or even a place in the city. Even though there was mistreatment in the south, the blacks at least were able to make money and raise a family in suitable living conditions. In Portland, blacks were completely shut out.

Sarah M. red block said...

I believe that during the time period of the documentary, "Local Color" both Portland and the South were equally racist. I believe they were both equally racist because I remember in the video it said Portland was the "most racist city of the North" or a quote something like that. Some restaurants would not allow African American people to eat there just like in the south. In the south a lot of things were separate such as drinking fountains, schools, and many other things. This was not as common in Portland, but there was not as many African American people here because our state laws prohibited. This proves that Portland was equally as racist as the South was during the time of "Local Color".

Cathryn Seibel, Red Block said...

From what I learned from the video "Local Color" I believe that both Portland and the South are extremely racist, but I sadly have to say that the South is more racist. It was hard to decide which was more because in the video it said that blacks and whites go to school together, unlike the south, but in the South blacks could go to white's stores. Then it hit me, the only reason whites let blacks buy from them was because they were getting money from a credit or another source. Also they liked having the blacks get drunk in the bar so that the whites could have a source of entertainment. The fact that in Portland blacks and whites could go to school together meant a lot, it meant that they got an equal education to start off with. In the South the blacks had no chance at thriving at life because they were given a horrible education. Also in Portland blacks were at least given a small slot of success because some company's gave them jobs. There was still serious segregation and racism towards blacks but it's a lot better than in the South.

Kyle B. Red Block said...

I think Portland was more racist than the south. First of all, we have separate black neighborhoods. Second, Portland almost did not allow any jobs whatsoever, while the south at least have separated jobs instead of none. Finally, absolutely NO blacks were allowed in the actual city of Portland.

Owen C. Red Block said...

I think that during the time period of the documentary, "Local Color", the South was more racist than Portland. In the South, there were segregated schools and blacks were tarred and feathered and lynched. In Portland there were black teachers and the black kids went to school with the white kids. Even though the black kids were kind of shunned in Portland, the South totally disrespected them. If a white committed a crime against a black in Portland, then he would face charges whereas he whites could get away with anything in the South. Also, in Portland, the blacks could go to the hospital if it was an emergency.

Lucy stout red block() said...

I think that during the time period of "local color" both the south and Portland were very racist, but I thinks hat the south was more racist. Many similar segregation acts went on in both places, but in Portland black and white kids were allowed to go the school together. This stood out to me showing that south was more racist. The south also torchered black more, like when is came to hanging them and feathering them.

Delaney T. Blue Block said...

During the time of the documentary, "Local Color," I believe the South was slightly more racist than Portland. We learned that southern states were more prone to violent acts like beating, whipping, tarring, and hanging of black citizens. Although Portland held extremely strict laws against blacks, there was little open crime towards other races.

s said...

During the time of "Local Color", I believe Portland was better than the South when it comes to segregation, and racism. This is due to people of color being capable of getting okay jobs in Portland and lousy jobs in the South.To add on to this I also believe people where much more violent in the South towards freedom of African Americans than Port;and.

Simon R. blue block said...

During the time of "Local Color", I believe Portland was better than the South when it comes to segregation, and racism. This is due to people of color being capable of getting okay jobs in Portland and lousy jobs in the South.To add on to this I also believe people where much more violent in the South towards freedom of African Americans than Port;and.

Gareth Hart, RED block said...

In the time of local color the south was more racist than the south. this is because portland didn't go to the same measures as the south did. Also blacks could get okay jobs in portland but got terrible jobs at the south.

Kelsey Deos red said...

During the time of "Local Color" I believe the South was much more racist than Portland. Although Portland had a bad reputation for being cruel towards black people, the South took everything to extreme measures. Portland was very racist, but other places South were much worse. But Portland was very racist compared to other cities in the Northwest.

Winston Moore, Red Block said...

In the time period of the documentary "Local Color" Portland was a very discriminatory state. In the documentary they even said that it was the most racist place at the time. When they showed LO they mentioned how racist it was and that surprised me.

Kevin Miles, Blue Block said...

In the documentary "Local Color", it spoke of how racist of a city a Portland is, but on the other hand Portland was very cruel to blacks but they were the most racist city and state in the northwest but I have to say after seeing the "Local Color" video and reading the story "Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry" the south is extrememly cruel and mean to blacks but Portland at that time was not far behind.

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Joshua Y. Blue block said...

I think that the south was more racist because it didn't allow whites and blacks at the same school, restraunt, ect. But, Portland slowly got softer, and let the difference not matter anymore. People in Portland began to soften up, and accept the blacks, while the south was harsher on the blacks

Mason M blue block said...

I think that during the time or, "Local Color", racism was much more worse in the south. I think this because in the South because there were less people around which made it so the whites could do things that were illegal to the blacks without many people noticing. Also, in the South, blacks werent even supposed to own their own land while in Portland the whites just wouldnt let them have a job. These reasons prove that the south was more racist than Portland.

Alice P. Blue Block said...

I think that during the time of "Local Color" the South was more racist than Portland. In Portland, African Americans were given the opportunity to actually get a job within different races, where as in the South, African Americans were only allowed to work among the same race. African Americans were burned, whipped, and hung, and etc. in the South, but in Portland, they were usually only shunned and ignored. In Portland, blacks and whites weren't as segregated as in the South. While Portland is only a city, the South was a large area and region in which blacks were constantly treated unfairly.

Maya W. Red Block said...

I think that during that time the south was more raciest. Because in portland, African-Americans could teach and go to school together. Also, the south was bigger so there was bound to be more racism there.

Jake Ferdig w/ Red BLock said...

During the documentary, "Local Color" I gathered the information I needed t conclude that the South was more racist than portland because black people were killed often as examples of what not to do and be. In Portland, blacks were simply unemployed, not killed or tortured. For these reasons I strongly believe the South was more racist than Portland Oregon.

Galen Deats, Red Block said...

Looking at the content of the "Local Color" documentary, I still believe that the South was more racist than Portland. In the South, blacks were wantonly lynched, murdered, or arrested for a crime they didn't commit. The worst that happened to them in Portland were segregated places and monetary troubles for blacks.

Annaliese L. red block said...

In my opinion I think that the south was much more racist than Portland was. First of all Portland wasn't even as near as racist as Portland, in Portland the schools weren't segregated, like the schools in the south. In many ways the South was very racist, seen many times in the novel "Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry", most importantly the racism towards children. This racism greatly impacted society.

Alex M. blue block said...

I believe that during the time of "Local Color" the south was more racist. In Portland, black and white kinds went to school together, unlike in the south. Blacks could teach in schools and could own their own stores. In the south, blacks were whipped, beaten, and hung if they did the wrong thing. Lastly, the south is a region and Portland is a city, so naturally their will be more racists in a region.

Sarah D. Blue Block said...

I believe the south was more racist at this period in time. I believe this because in the south black and white children could not go to school together, where as in Portland both white and black children could go to school together. Yet, this did not mean Portland was completely non racist since In Portland black teachers were not yet aloud. So, because of the differences in school organization I believe that the south was more racist.

Ben Suhler of the RED block said...

after we watched local colors i still think that the south was still more races because they still wanted the blacks to be slaves and not be equals also when marten luther king came he was on the east coast and not in oregon.

RYAN EARL.,RED BLOCK said...

During the time period of the documentary, "Local Color", the south is way more racist than Portland because in Portland they weren't as segregated. in Portland African Americans could go to the same schools that everybody else went to. In conclusion the South was a lot more racist back when, "Local Color" ,was talking about.

Parker Lum, red block said...

During the time of the documentary we watched in class called "local color" Portland was far more racist than the south. One reason that Portland as more racist than the south was that in the south african americans could actually get jobs and provide for their families unlike portland where most black people couldn't get a job. In Portland blacks were not able to have houses versus in the south where blacks had suitable living conditions.

Griffin C. Blue Block said...

In my opinion during the time of the documentary, "Local Color" , Thing south was more racist than Portland. Because in the south the African Americans could get lynched and tared and feathered; if they did anything wrong. While in Portland the whites, and the K.K.K were more active in the south. Plus in Portland African Americans could at least get jobs, while in the south (aka the Confederates) they would be lucky if they were sharecroppers. Also in the film one of the African American people said "I remember almost my entire childhood I grew up on Chinese food. While in the south usually only whites could have jobs.

Kalanie T. Red block said...

in the film that we watched, titled "local color",i feel as if portland was more racist than the south. they were very rude, and denied blacks looking for work. Portland took many of thier options as a person, and basically treated them like they were no one.

Isaac w blue block said...

I think the South was more racist than Portland, because in the South, African Americans could get hung, burned and other deaths. There was also more KKK members in the South. In Portland colored people could get jobs, in the south all they could be we're sharecroppers.