Coates Talk: Ta-Nehisi Coates and the Politics of Post-Civil Rights Radicalism

Watch "Ta-Nehisi Coates and the Politics of Post-Civil Rights Activism"

I suggest that you watch the video before you read the section of Coates that's assigned this week.  In the video, SRJC's Dr Michael Hale gives a helpful explanation of the historical and contextual background of Coates' book.  I hope the video both helps you understand where Coates is coming from and gives you some ideas about themes or lessons that you might want to research for your essay.

The video is closed-captioned, so turn those on if reading and listening helps you, and it might make the video clips that Hales shows easier to understand.