Black Dignity<\/p>\n
dig\u00b7ni\u00b7ty [\u02c8di\u0261n\u0259d\u0113] NOUN:<\/p>\n
similiar: stateliness, nobleness, nobility, majesty, regality<\/p>\n
similar: self-esteem, self-worth, self-respect, pride, morale<\/p>\n
The author opens with how poorly several African American heroes were treated. He noted names such as Paul Roberson and Frederick Douglas to name a few. He spoke about the dignity that was taken or received in each situation. He asserted that there were a few ways that each individual defined dignity. Douglas believed that dignity meant \u201cthe struggle against domination\u201d. He felt \u201cthe more struggle the more dignity, the less struggle, the less dignity\u201d. He believed in fighting for his freedom, he had his mind set on not being enslaved. I chose to look at this work in way. In this blog I will discuss quotes that stood out to me in a few of the chapters.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe possibility of assimilation is forever closed to blacks.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n The author writes this quote in response to treatment that he notes black people continue to receive. The poor living conditions, the likely hood of incarceration and a chance to thrive is what he says will always block blacks from assimilation. What hope do you give to children growing up if this the message that is being conveyed. It seems equivalent to telling children that their dreams may never come true because they can only go so far. This narrative has to change to if the world wants to seek harmony.<\/p>\n \u201cRage is contagious.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n As black people continue to watch unfair treatment be glanced over, it is fair to say that the feeling of rage touches most at some time. Does this mean that they walk around in rage and have no sense of self-regulation? Surely it does not mean this, but if a fly keeps buzzing in your ear and no one else is helping you, your level of frustration might escalate as well. It is likely contagious because when one see\u2019s his\/her brothers and sisters killed with no regard to their lives the frustration spreads like a wildfire.<\/p>\n Black imagination <\/strong><\/p>\n Though not a quote in the chapter Black Future the author talks about imagination. He speaks about black using their imagination to see hope in the future. Imagination caught my attention because often imagination is used as a calming mechanism. After being ignited to rage I believe that imagination could be helpful. In the spiritual aspect manifestation would be powerful as well. The author speaks of the blacks seeing the end of the world as their freedom. As an individual in this community, I personally disagree. Secular domination can only hold you if you allow yourself to be held. It is a challenge to know that some individuals feel that this world must come to end to see freedom. This says a lot about how this world is not changing or advancing at the roots.<\/p>\n In conclusion, the author was able to touch on some interesting subjects. The book was well written in the sense that capture some of the feelings of blacks presently. Because religion in his eyes has been denounced by many it can be hard to see any light in the future. If at all there was a glimmer of faith in hope in God, defeat or domination would have less effect in my opinion. Does that mean that the threat of domination will end? As Paul Roberson song states \u201cit ain\u2019t necessarily so\u201d.<\/p>\n \n Lloyd, Vincent. Black Dignity: The struggle against domination\u201d,Yale:2022.<\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Black Dignity dig\u00b7ni\u00b7ty [\u02c8di\u0261n\u0259d\u0113] NOUN: the state or quality of being worthy of honor or respect: similiar: stateliness, nobleness, nobility, majesty, regality a sense of pride in oneself; self-respect: similar: self-esteem, self-worth, self-respect, pride, morale The author opens with how poorly several African American heroes were treated. He noted names such as Paul Roberson and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":153,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2836,2875],"class_list":["post-33548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-lloyd","tag-blackdignity","cohort-dlgp01"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/153"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33548"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33549,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33548\/revisions\/33549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}