You will be asked to do 1 primary source document analysis. Your analysis should seek to answer the following questions:
Primary Source List:March 30
United States Congress, Chinese Exclusion Act, 59-60. Text of the Law.
Roanoke Daily Times, The Law is Constitutional: Important Decision by the Supreme Court. Plessy v.
Ferguson Remarks)
D.L. Moody, The Lord’s Work
Eugene V. Debbs, Outlook for Socialism in the United States
The People’s Party of America, Launching the Populist Party
Walter Rauschenbusch, Christianizing the Social Order
April 6
United States’ Supreme Court, Brown v. Board of Education Verdict. Pg. 1-6
Harry Truman, Executive Order 9981 – Desegregation of the United States Armed Forces
Father Charles Coughlin, New Political Preamble
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, First Inaugural Address March 1933
Lyndon B. Johnson, The Great Society Speech
Huey Long, Redistribution of Wealth
Huey Long, “Share the Wealth Speech” Youtube:
April 13
Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from a Birmingham Jail
Black Panther Party, Black Panther Party Platform
Betty Frieden, The Problem That has No Name
Bruce Springsteen, Born in the USA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPhWR4d3FJQ
Lyrics: https://genius.com/Bruce-springsteen-born-in-the-usa-lyrics
Creedence Clearwater Revival, Fortunate Son: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40JmEj0_aVM
Campaign for Reagan-Bush’84, It’s Morning in America 1984:
April 20
Harvey Milk, The Hope Speech
George H.W. Bush, Platform Speech at the Republican National Convention
Ronald Reagan, The Evil Empire Speech
United States Supreme Court, Roe v. Wade Decision
Brother D, “How We Gonna Make the Black Nation Rise?” – Lyrics
Video and Music:
April 27
George H.W. Bush, Chicken Kiev Speech
Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTWKbfoikeg
CNN, “The viral video that set a city on fire” WARNING: This video contains graphic imagery of physical
violence. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zLA2gzQQ0g&bpctr=1587761125
George H.W. Bush, National Address about the L.A. Riots
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD_3NOIEk-0
Ross Perot, Presidential Campaign Announcement NOTE: You only need to watch the first 10 minutes
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TChlirlqVlI
George W. Bush, National Address to the Nation on 9/11/2001
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGwxw4tUzlo
Barack Obama, First Inaugural Address
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwcR00oGbv0