Summer Session 2020
We will be going week by week during the summer. Covid-19 has taken our fellowship time to new lows. But as we socially distance ourselves, we can visit.
| Date | Instructor | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| May 3 | TBA | TBA |
| May 10 | TBA | TBA |
| May 17 | Geoff Sutton | Presentation :: Notes |
| May 24 | Geoff Sutton | Notes |
| June 7 | The Bratwaites | Race relations. Contemporary dialog |
| June 14 | The Bratwaites | Race relations. Contemporary dialog |
| June 21 | Dan Morrison | Race relations. Contemporary dialog |
| June 28 | Jason Anderson | Discussion about race and local schools |
| July 5 | Nate Nelson | Black Literature Essential Reading (3 texts zip) 1. Malcolm X (pdf) 2. Langston Hughes (pdf) 3. Junius Edwards (pdf) Read if you have time (4 texts zip). 1. Claude McKay (pdf) 2. Laurence Dunbar (pdf) 3. James Baldwin (pdf) 4. Alice Walker (pdf) |
| July 12 | LaDonna Friesen | African American Children’s Literature |
| July 19 | Nate Nelson | Black Literature 1. Alice Walker 2011 "The Welcome Table" 5 pages (pdf) 2. William Blake "The Little Black Boy" 1 page (pdf) 3. James Baldwin "Sonny's Blues" longer read (pdf) We will be looking into these three texts on Sunday. If you haven't read all the material from two weeks ago, please feel free to do so. The Baldwin text from two weeks ago is included in this Sunday's list too. |
| July 26 | Marty Mittelstadt | The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James Cone “The New Lynching Tree” by Estrelda Alexander (16 pages, PDF) Springfield: Easter Offering 1906 Springfield Lynching: Joplin News Review Class Presentation by Marty Mittelstadt |
| August 2 | Lois and Doug Olena | The Color of Compromise by Jemar Tisby Lois' Notes Lois' Slides ResourcesNPR: "White Supremacist Ideas Have Historical Roots In U.S. Christianity"AG Statement on George Floyd and Racism Kathleen J. Bertrand performs 'If I Can Help Somebody' during John Lewis’ funeral (July 30, 2020) |
| August 9 | Christie Tosh | Black Art |
| August 16 | Doug Olena | The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander Doug's Presentation Doug's Presentation with notes |
| August 23 | Lois Olena | TBA |
| August 30 | Christie Tosh | Conclusion to Black Art Presentation with notes |