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Section 1

Why did the Rooseveltian Nation collapse?

* Struggle for racial equality—Civil rights revolution

* Vietnam War—antiwar movement

* Affirmative policies 333

* Decline of the U.S. military 344

Once it collapsed, what visions of the American nation did the left, liberals, and conservatives advocate taking its place?

Left: Hard 1 & 2multiculturalism 348

Liberals: Soft multiculturalism Bill Clinton 348 365

Conservatives: restore American national pride and power

* Military buildup

* Confrontations with American’s enemies

* Antifeminist stance & strong men

* a coded rehabilitation of the racial nationalist tradition

Ronald Reagan & Christian right

Why does Gerstle criticize what he terms “hard multiculturalism”?

How would Assata Shakur respond to his criticisms?

Given that “hard multiculturalism” grew out of black power movements, how specifically does she positively argue for such a position in her Autobiography? In other words, what does she think are the positive aspects of a hard multiculturalist/black power position such as her own?

Despite some early experiences with sixties civil rights movement, Shakur is most known for her commitment to various radical black power political movements in the late sixties and early seventies.

4) Much of Shakur's book will focus on the idea of dominant cultural standards and their contribution to racism. How do you see this in her narrative so far? What subtle ways are used to enforce the idea that "white = good and black = bad"? How does she argue such feelings are inculcated in children from a very early age? Why does she argue that she was often living a "double existence" (37)? What did TV have to do with this?

6) In Chapter 6 (at age 13, keep in mind), Shakur has her first work experiences. What does this teach her about the way racial and sexual discrimination work together? How do her work experiences bring her to certain...