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Questions:
1. What examples of hypocrisy in the founding of the U.S. does Hannah-Jones supply? What evidence can you see for how "some might argue that this nation was founded not as a democracy but as a slavocracy"?
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2. Why do you think Hannah-Jones consistently refers to what are commonly known as "plantations," such as Monticello, by the term "forced-labor camps" instead? Does any other language she uses to describe places, people, or events surprise or stand out to you?
3. What picture does Hannah-Jones paint of major figures in classical U.S. history, such as Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln? Did you learn new information about them from her essay? If so, why do you think this information wasn't included in other resources from which you have learned about U.S. history?
4. What are some examples of progress pushed forward by black Americans during Reconstruction that Hannah-Jones discusses? How have these efforts benefited all Americans?
5. The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments were all signed into law during Reconstruction. What examples of persisting racial inequalities in the years following Reconstruction does Hannah-Jones mention? What institutions and ideologies made this possible?
6. How does Hannah-Jones expand on this quote from sociologist Glenn Bracey: ''Out of the ashes of white denigration, we gave birth to ourselves"?
7. Consider the following quote from "The Idea of America":
"Out of our unique isolation, both from our native cultures and from white America, we forged this nation's most significant original culture. In turn, 'mainstream' society has coveted our style, our slang and our song, seeking to appropriate the one truly American culture as its own."
Why do you think Hannah-Jones places the word "mainstream" in quotation marks?
8. "The Idea of America" is bookended by personal stories; it begins with Hannah-Jones' memory of her father's attachment to the American flag, and ends with a story about a middle school class assignment. Why do you think the author includes personal anecdotes in her essay? Why do you think she writes in first-person throughout? What effect do these choices have on how you experience the essay?
9. Hannah-Jones writes, "How could this black man [Hannah-Jones' father], having seen firsthand the way his country abused black Americans, how it refused to treat us as full citizens, proudly fly its banner?" What answers does her essay provide?
10. Consider the title of this essay: "The Idea of America." What other possible titles can you imagine for this essay? Why do you think Hannah-Jones ultimately chose this title?
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