https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZY9NQzx03E First: Watch the following film:  “T

First: Watch the following film:  “The Legacy of the Third World Liberation Front Student Strike at SF State:
Next: view the PowerPoint presentations located in module 1.
Then: Write a reflection paper (essay format that includes introduction and a conclusion) of at least 350 words that addresses the following prompts:
Briefly describe the topic covered in class this week and briefly introduce the texts and film covered in class.
What is the film about?
What were the key points made by the speakers?
How does it inform your understanding of the emergence of Black Studies as an academic field/discipline?
What are the core arguments—most important points—of Blassingame?
What are the core arguments—most important points—of Pentony?
How does the perspective of each author differ from the other?
How do the perspectives of Blassingame and Pentony parallel or contradict the viewpoints expressed in the film?
Based on the combined presentation (the texts and the film), how do you understand the issues and circumstances that led to the creation of Black Studies in the late 1960s?