Juneteenth The National Birthdays ESSAY

Juneteenth The National Birthdays

Juneteenth,
a 4 page essay
with two parts

For Fourth of July/Juneteenth,

a) using our assigned readings/videos
on these two holidays, engage the question of how a nation’s “birthday” can be
problematic. What is left our of our typical celebration of 4th of
July? Why the push to make Juneteenth a national holiday too? How have racial
minorities navigated the paradoxes of 4th of July (or how do ALL of
us navigate that…)? Citing key terms from the class readings, create a 3 pg
analytical essay. You may bring in your own examples of 4th/Juneteenth
celebrations to demonstrate your argument.

b) for our creative elements, write
an additional 1 page that either interviews family members about their
knowledge of Juneteenth, researches your state or hometown’s celebrations of
Juneteenth (this past year or farther back in history) or research how another
nation has a complex “birthday” holiday.

Analysis essay:

Clear
link to Aveni and BB resources about history of your holiday (cite pg #)

Correct
application of research method to artifacts of your holiday

Depth
of analysis of artifacts

Mechanics
of writing (spelling, grammar, citation)

Alternative
rituals/reflections:

Creativity,
thoughtful design, completeness of new/different angle

USE READINGS:

Chapter 7 OF AVENI – The Book of the Year: A Brief History of Our Seasonal Holidays
covers a variety of summer holidays, including 4th of July. As you read, consider:
– summer used to have specific agricultural/natural meanings…how have we lost this as our calendar is ruled by school years and summer vacations?
– in what ways are our 4th of July fireworks consistent with summer’s focus on “the rule of the day and the conqueror of the night is now truly at the height of his strength?” (p. 95)
—> you might have classmates from places like Alaska where summer solstice is a BIG deal…why might this be?
– in what ways do our 4th of July traditions extend the emphasis on fire in solstice celebrations (pp. 98-99)? how is this an example of “syncretism” (p. 102)?

watch:
https://www.npr.org/2020/07/03/884832594/video-frederick-douglass-descendants-read-his-fourth-of-july-speech

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Juneteenth The National Birthdays ESSAY

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