Read Zora Neale Hurston’s 1937 essay “How It Feels to Be Colored Me”.
11. According to Hurston, when and why did she “become colored”?

12. Is Hurston more optimistic or more pessimistic about being a person of color? Provide examples.

13. When does Hurston “feel the most colored”?

14. How does jazz music make Hurston feel? Does she believe white people also feel this way when listening to it?

Why or why not?

15. Hurston states she is not bothered by discrimination. How does it make her feel instead? What is her reasoning?

16. Look closely at Hurston’s “bag metaphor” at the end of the essay—What does the color of the bag represent?

17. What do the contents of the bag represent?

18. What is the point of the “bag metaphor”? (Hint: What is she suggesting about race?)

19. Overall, do you think Hurston is proud to be African American? Why or why not?

According to george washington, what was one reason a president should veto a bill?

What happened as the result of a conflict between british troops and a colonial militia in massachusetts

Which best describes why web dubois and booker t. washington's approaches to and strategies towards civil rights were so different? a.washington faced minimal and mild discrimination as he was raised in a prominent family in the north. dubois faced harsh discrimination, restrictions from jim crow laws, while growing up in the post-reconstructed south. b.dubois was fortunate enough to have parents who were well involved in politics, rising from smaller government positions to higher federal positions, while washington was raised by uneducated and politically excluded slave parents. c.washington was unwilling to speak out publicly, which restricted the audience he reached, thus the support he gained, while dubois spoke eloquently to small and large audiences, thus able to gain more personal and monetary support. d.dubois was born in the north, earned his doctorate from harvard, after having scholarships from other prestigious institutions, while washington was born a southern slave, and his determination allowed him to gain education and respect as a leader.