For Thursday (Day 4): Read at least three of the readings below on the issue of Confederate monuments; you must read either the piece from The American Conservative or The National Review. (You may read both of them; note that the National Review piece is a response to the Atlantic essay on Lee.) The first four pieces were written before the march and protests in Charlottesville; the last two were written in response to them.
The Stubborn Persistence of Confederate Monuments (The Atlantic)
A Monumental History (The American Conservative)
The Myth of the Kindly General Lee (The Atlantic)
A Myopic View of Robert E. Lee (The National Review; this is a response to the prior article on Lee)
Confederate Statues Are the Easy Part (The New York Times)
In Monument Debate, Calls for an Overdue Reckoning on Race and Southern Identity (The New York Times)
Please note that possible topics for the writing piece on Between the World and Me are posted to the right. That assignment is due on Wednesday, Oct. 11 (Day 1) or Thursday, Oct. 12 (Day 2).
For Friday (Day 1): Write at least one page for the Coates writing piece. Do not email it to me; be sure to have access to it during class so I can see it and you can continue working on it. We will begin class with a continuation of the discussion about Confederate monuments.
For Tuesday (Day 2): Write at least two pages for the Coates writing piece. Do not email it to me; be sure to have access to it during class so I can see it and you can continue working on it. Depending on how far we get during Thursday's class, we may or may not continue discussing the issue of Confederate monuments.
