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<span style=”font-weight: 400;”>I chose this image of a gender neutral bathroom sign designed by Garrett Durland who sells several different versions of these signs on Etsy. I chose this image because it related to the discussion that has revolved around Trump’s administration in relation to redefining the word “Transgender.” These types of signs are starting to appear at different establishments, which I think shows the progressiveness that has happened since Obama’s administration. Redefining the word transgender would be regressive to the work that was done by Obama’s administration.</span>

 

<span style=”font-weight: 400;”>https://www.etsy.com/listing/602391282/gender-neutral-bathroom-restroom-sign</span&gt;

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<span style=”font-weight: 400;”>I chose this image of Jose Vargas and his mother. This image is a still from his film Documented. I liked this image because it humanizes Vargas and his mother, in the same way that Vargas’s article humanizes him. The article allows for people to see undocumented people from a different lense and not just as “illegals.” This image captures a lot of human emotions, it is playful and shows the love between a mother and her child; these emotions are lost when discussing undocumented people. This is why it is important to show these types of images because it provides a perspective that reminds people that undocumented people are humans, just like them.</span>

<span style=”font-weight: 400;”>https://documentedthefilm.com/gallery</span&gt;

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<span style=”font-weight: 400;”>This image is of DACA students protesting the removal of the DREAM Act in 2017. I chose this image because the students choice of dress, as well as their poster shows intention in changing the narrative of undocumented people as being criminals to being people with a dream. The graduation robes show that this dream is to become educated and sheds a different light on undocumented people humanizing them. The “Our Dream Can’t Wait” that is on the poster made me think of this theme of time that was seen in the Civil Rights Movement with both Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. This idea that people need to act now and demand change now. However, this poster in particular took more of a Martin Luther King Jr. approach by focusing on the “Dream,” this idea that Martin Luther King Jr. is known for. </span>

<span style=”font-weight: 400;”>https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/what-does-the-administrations-decision-to-rescind_us_59b6b409e4b0e1d93779040f</span&gt;

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<span style=”font-weight: 400;”>The photo above is of Fred Korematsu with Rosa Parks and was taken by Shirley Nakao in 1988. I chose this image to present because these are two iconic figures that both fought for their rights through resistance. I like this image because it highlights how Fred Korematsu’s resistance was a form of activism, despite the fact that he did not initially see it as such. I think seeing these icons next to each other is significant because although they both were courageous in their activism, the school system only highlights certain figures. In this case Rosa Parks is a more known figure than Fred Korematsu. The reason for this because his story is not told as often even though it should be, as it is just as important to understanding the history of the U.S.</span>

<span style=”font-weight: 400;”>http://www.korematsuinstitute.org/photos-of-fred/</span&gt;

<span style=”font-weight: 400;”>https://www.npca.org/articles/172-the-legacy-of-fred-korematsu</span&gt;

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<span style=”font-weight: 400;”>This image can be found on the online web page The Odyssey, where the photo credit is given to Twitchy. I chose this image of Emmett Till and Trayvon Martin because it reminded me of James Baldwin’s Letter to my Nephew. Baldwin writes this letter to his nephew explaining to him what it is like to be Black in America at such a young. I find this letter as relevant now as it was at the time written, when taking into consideration how young Black boys were and still are being killed. Both Emmett Till and Trayvon Martin were murdered at a young age, Till was 14 yrs old and Martin was 17 yrs. old. </span>

<span style=”font-weight: 400;”>https://www.theodysseyonline.com/dear-bluelivesmatter-supporters</span&gt;

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<span style=”font-weight: 400;”>This photo was taken by Gordon Parks in Harlem, New York, in the year 1947. This is an image of the Clark Doll Test that consisted of having children from the ages of 6-9 years old answer questions by pointing to either a Black or White doll. For example, one of the questions asked was “Which doll is the ‘nice’ doll?” to which the majority of children pointed to the White doll despite the fact that they themselves were people of color. When the children were being asked about positive traits the majority pointed to the white  doll, when they were being asked about negative traits, they pointed to the Black doll. I felt this is relevant to this week’s discussion of Malcolm X’s speech where he poses the questions “Who taught you to hate yourself? Who taught you to hate the color of your skin?” The doll test encompasses this self-hatred that is seen in people of color at such a young age, due to how society views marginalized groups.</span>

<span style=”font-weight: 400;”>https://odyssey.antiochsb.edu/features/social-justice/show-me-the-doll-that-is-the-nice-one/#prettyPhoto</span&gt;

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The photo was taken at the 1968 summer olympics that took place in Mexico. This was during the award ceremony for the men’s 200 meter race. Standing on podium 1 for the gold medal is Tommie Smith, standing on podium 2 for the silver medal is Peter Norman, and on podium 3 for the bronze medal is John Carlos. In the picture Tommie Smith and John Carlos are seen raising up their black-gloved fists in solidarity with the civil rights movement. I found this picture relevant to civil rights today because I feel that history is cyclical and athletes today, such as Colin Kaepernick, are criticized for taking a political stance in the same way that Tommie Smith and John Carlos were criticized in the 60’s. Smith and Carlos, sacrificed their entire futures by making this political statement in the same way that Kaepernick did when he took a knee during the national anthem. However, unlike Smith and Carlos, Kaepernick received a Nike deal as a result of his protest. Is this a sign of significant progress in terms of the Civil Rights movement or has this capitalist society just found a way to commodify activism?</span><span style=”font-weight: 400;”>The photo was taken at the 1968 summer olympics that took place in Mexico. This was during the award ceremony for the men’s 200 meter race. Standing on podium 1 for the gold medal is Tommie Smith, standing on podium 2 for the silver medal is Peter Norman, and on podium 3 for the bronze medal is John Carlos. In the picture Tommie Smith and John Carlos are seen raising up their black-gloved fists in solidarity with the civil rights movement. I found this picture relevant to civil rights today because I feel that history is cyclical and athletes today, such as Colin Kaepernick, are criticized for taking a political stance in the same way that Tommie Smith and John Carlos were criticized in the 60’s. Smith and Carlos, sacrificed their entire futures by making this political statement in the same way that Kaepernick did when he took a knee during the national anthem. However, unlike Smith and Carlos, Kaepernick received a Nike deal as a result of his protest. Is this a sign of significant progress in terms of the Civil Rights movement or has this capitalist society just found a way to commodify activism?

<span style=”font-weight: 400;”>https://www.si.com/olympics/2018/10/03/john-carlos-tommie-smith-1968-olympics-black-power-salute</span&gt;

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