HW#5 -- DQ's on The Weather Underground

Please answer the following questions individually. When finished with the film, you met with your group to discuss your answers and reactions. Each individual should then post their responses to these questions below by Mon. 4/23/12.


1. Name three of the eight key players from the Weather Underground who speak during the film.

2. The Weather Underground began as the Weatherman and was the militant faction of what political student organization? Please provide the full name, not the acronym.

3. In 1969, SDS was the leading anti-war organization in the United States. How many members were active at this time? Where was their annual convention?

4. Describe what the “gut check” was.

5. In the summer of ’69, what was the Weatherman’s plan? What was their motto and what was the philosophy behind their motto?

6. Describe what occurred during the “Days of Rage,” particularly in the Gold Coast area of Chicago in August 1968.

7. December 1969 signaled the end of an era, as many have argued. Fred Hampton, for example, was murdered. Who was he? To which organization did he belong? What was the result of his death?

8. Terry Robbins planned to bomb an important military site in the United States, yet his device accidentally exploded on March 6, 1970 in New York City’s West Village. What was the outcome of this foiled bomb attempt?

9. In a few sentences, provide your general reaction to this film and its contents.

10. Do you think revolution will occur? If so, what path will it take, that of violence or that of nonviolence?

HW#4 -- DQ's on Sountrack for a Revolution

Please answer the following questions individually. When finished with the film, you met with your group to discuss your answers and reactions. Each individual should then post their responses to these questions below by Wed. 4/18/12.


1. Describe the role has music played in your own life. How was music an integral part in the Civil Rights Movement? What tradition did it recall? What quality did it touch upon so strongly?

2. Define the law regarding “reckless eyeball.” How does this law highlight segregation in the social system? Name other instances mentioned in the film of institutionalized segregation in the United States during this time.

3. Dr. Martin Luther King advocated for a variety of political and social changes which “depend[ed] on moral and spiritual forces.” What was the basis of his protest philosophy? By whom was he inspired?

4. Describe the importance of the Greensboro Sit-Ins, particularly those occurring at the Woolworth’s department store chain in February 1960. How do these political actions mirror actions seen in Occupy Wall Street today?

5. What were the small- and large-scale results of the 1961 Freedom Rides, especially the event that occurred in Anniston, Alabama on May 14?

6. Who helped “turn the tide” during the Birmingham Campaign in May of 1963? What was the result?

7. Who is credited with writing the freedom song “We Shall Overcome”? Which president later referenced this important Civil Rights anthem in an address to Congress?

8. Detail the historical significance of the Selma to Montgomery Marches in March, 1965.

9. In a few sentences, provide your general reaction to this film and its contents.